What does παραβαίνω (parabaínō) mean in the Bible?
παραβαίνω (parabaínō): To transgress by stepping over or past a boundary, violating what should not be crossed.
Greek · G3845
παραβαίνω
To transgress
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παραβαίνωG3845
Pronunciationparabaínō
What does παραβαίνω (parabaínō) mean in the Bible?
παραβαίνω (parabaínō): To transgress by stepping over or past a boundary, violating what should not be crossed.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3845?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include break (2), abandoned (1).
Where does παραβαίνω (parabaínō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 15:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2), Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itbreak2×Matthew 15:2, Matthew 15:3
abandoned1×Acts 1:25
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 15:2
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Matthew2Acts1
Source forms
παραβαίνετε1xparabaineteMatthew 15:3
παραβαίνουσιν1xparabainousinMatthew 15:2
παρέβη1xparebēActs 1:25
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xActs 1:25
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural1xMatthew 15:3
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xMatthew 15:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To transgress by stepping over or past a boundary, violating what should not be crossed.
Strong'sG3845
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms1 form3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkMatthew 15:2Source Gloss
to transgress
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 15:2Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
παραβαίνουσιparabainousin
I transgress
Read verseMatthew 15:3Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Indicative
παραβαίνετεparabainete
I transgress
Read verseActs 1:25Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
παρέβηparebh
I transgress
Read verse2 John 1:9Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
παραβαίνωνparabainwn
I transgress
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms3TensesPresent, AoristVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality3×
Present ActiveMatt 15:2 · Matt 15:32×
Aorist ActiveActs 1:251×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2aorist1
Voice
active3
Mood
indicative3
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
violating or overstepping human traditions and customs
breaking or violating divine commandments and laws
falling away or turning aside from assigned apostolic ministry
Word Origins
παραβαίνω is built from these roots:
βάσιςG939
Part of These Phrases
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