What does παρά · πᾶς mean in the Bible?
παρά · πᾶς is a Greek phrase meaning "beyond all, more than all".
Greek · G3844, G3956
παρὰ πάντας
From/with/beside · all, any, every, the whole
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παρά G3844 from/with/beside
Pronunciation pará
Denotes proximity or comparison: beside, from, with, or against a reference point or person.
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πᾶς G3956 all, any, every, the whole
Pronunciation pâs
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What does παρὰ πάντας (para pantas) mean in the Bible?
παρά · πᾶς is a Greek phrase meaning "beyond all, more than all".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3844, G3956?
G3844, G3956 is connected to 193 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. beyond all, more than all
Source Gloss
beyond all, more than all
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 193
Matt 2:4 · Matt 2:7 · Matt 2:16 · Matt 4:18 · Matt 6:1 · Matt 8:10 · Matt 13:1 · Matt 13:4 · Matt 13:19 · Matt 15:29 · Matt 15:30 · Matt 18:19 · Matt 19:26 · Matt 20:20 · Matt 20:30 · Matt 21:42 193×
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain