UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Inflections: παραβαίνω; aor.; παρέβην

Related lemmas: βαίνω

Sense 1: to disobey, to break the law, to transgress, disobedience, transgression

Semantic entry: 36.28

Semantic domains: Guide, Discipline, Follow

Subdomains: Obey, Disobey

Definition: to act contrary to established custom or law, with the implication of intent

Notes: Languages differ appreciably in the way in which they speak of disobeying or transgressing a law. It is rarely possible to speak of ‘breaking a law,’ since nothing is actually done to the law in the process of transgression, but languages do employ such expressions as ‘to tramp on a law,’ ‘to ridicule a law,’ and ‘to laugh at a law.’ See also discussion at 36.29: παραβάτης.

MAT 15:2: RV MAT 15:2 · LV MAT 15:2 · Read together MAT 15:2

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OET-RV MAT 15:2

2 “Why do your apprentices break the traditions handed down by our elders? They don’t do the hand-washing ceremony before eating.”

OET-LV MAT 15:2

2 For/Because_ why _reason the apprentices/followers of _you are _breaking _from the tradition of _the elders?
For/Because they _are_ not _washing their hands whenever they _may _be _eating bread.

MAT 15:3: RV MAT 15:3 · LV MAT 15:3 · Read together MAT 15:3

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OET-RV MAT 15:3

3 “Well why do you break God’s command because of your tradition?” Yeshua responded.

OET-LV MAT 15:3

3 And he answering said to _them:
For/Because_ why _reason also you _all are _breaking _from the command of_ the _god because _of the tradition of _you _all?

Sense 2: to cease, to stop, to give up

Semantic entry: 68.39

Semantic domains: Aspect

Subdomains: Cease, Stop

Definition: (a figurative extension of meaning of παραβαίνω ‘to go aside,’ not occurring in the NT) to cease by removing oneself from some activity or position

Notes: In RV ACT 1:25 · LV ACT 1:25 · Read together ACT 1:25 διακονίας and ἀποστολῆς are the events to which παρέβη is related as aspect.

ACT 1:25: RV ACT 1:25 · LV ACT 1:25 · Read together ACT 1:25

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OET-RV ACT 1:25

25 to take this position of service and being a missionary—the position that Yehudah (Judas; Grk. Yudas) deserted to go to his own place.”

OET-LV ACT 1:25

25 to _take the this place of_ the _service and commission, from which Youdas/(Yəhūdāh) broke _from, to _be _gone to his the own place.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

παραβαίνω

Form 1

Sense 1: to disobey, to break the law, to transgress, disobedience, transgression

Sense 2: to cease, to stop, to give up