UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: paradise

Semantic entry: 1.14

Semantic domains: Geographical Objects and Features

Subdomains: Regions Above the Earth

Definition: a dwelling place of the righteous dead in a state of blessedness (generally equated with οὐρανός [source selector 000001][b] ‘heaven,’ 1.11: οὐρανός)

Notes: In some languages ‘paradise’ has been translated by a borrowed term, but more often than not it is rendered by an expression which is roughly equivalent to ‘that wonderful place’ or even ‘that wonderful place in heaven.’|In RV REV 2:7 · LV REV 2:7 · Read together REV 2:7 ἐν τῷ παραδείσῳ τοῦ θεοῦ ‘in the paradise of God,’ the reference may reflect somewhat more closely the historical background of this term, which is derived from an Old Persian word meaning ‘enclosure,’ and thus was applied to a ‘garden’ or ‘park.’ For that reason, a number of commentators have believed that in RV REV 2:7 · LV REV 2:7 · Read together REV 2:7, it is appropriate to translate ‘the garden of God,’ especially since in the context the reference is to the fruit of the tree of life.