UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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παραλύω

MainId: 003786000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: π

StrongCodes: G3886

AlternateLemmas: παραλύομαι

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 003786001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: verb

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'λύω', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 003786001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 23.170

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Physiological Processes and States

      LEXSubDomains: Sickness, Disease, Weakness

      LEXForms: παραλύομαι[a]

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-12-20 15:47:32

         DefinitionShort: to suffer paralysis in one or more limbs, especially in the leg or foot

         Glosses: ['to be paralyzed', 'to be lame']

         Comments: In {S:05801201200014} παραλύομαι occurs in a highly figurative context: τὰ παραλελυμένα γόνατα ἀνορθώσατε ‘straighten up the paralyzed knees.’ It is often better in this context to speak of ‘strengthening the weak knees,’ but in any event, the reference to the physical situation of the individual is merely a way of speaking about a psychological state (see {D:25.152}).

      LEXReferences: LUKE 5:18, LUKE 5:24, ACTs 8:7, ACTs 9:33, HEB 12:12

   2. LEXID: 003786001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 25.152

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Attitudes and Emotions

      LEXSubDomains: Encouragement, Consolation

      LEXForms: παραλύομαι[b]

      LEXCollocations: τὰ παραλελυμένα γόνατα ἀνορθόω

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-12-20 15:47:32

         DefinitionShort: (an idiom, literally: straighten paralyzed knees) to gain encouragement by a strong resolve

         Glosses: ['to become encouraged', 'to encourage oneself by determination']

         Comments: See discussion at {D:23.170}.

      LEXReferences: HEB 12:12