UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: παράσημος; -ον

Related lemmas: σημαίνω

Sense 1: having a sign of, being marked

Semantic entry: 33.479

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Non-Verbal Communication

Definition: pertaining to being marked with a sign

Notes: In RV ACT 28:11 · LV ACT 28:11 · Read together ACT 28:11 the reference is to the images of the Dioscuri, ‘the twin gods,’ carved on the prow of the ship. For παράσημον as a noun, see παράσημος[b] 6.51: παράσημος.

ACT 28:11: RV ACT 28:11 · LV ACT 28:11 · Read together ACT 28:11

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OET-RV ACT 28:11

11 After three months we were able to leave on an Alexandrian ship that had wintered at the island. It was decorated with carvings of the twin ‘gods’.

OET-LV ACT 28:11

11 And after three months, we _were _launched in a_ship having _wintered in the island, an_from _Alexandria with_a_figurehead to _Zeus _twins.

Sense 2: emblem, figurehead

Semantic entry: 6.51

Semantic domains: Artifacts

Subdomains: Boats and Parts of Boats

Definition: an identifying emblem, possibly a carved figurehead at the prow of a ship

Notes: In translating the expression ‘emblem of the Twin Gods’ it may be possible to use a phrase such as ‘a carving of the Twin Gods’ or ‘a statue of the Twin Gods.’ For παράσημος as an adjective, see 33.479: παράσημος.

Collocations: παράσημον

Further resources: realia:8.1.10