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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παραβαίνω G3845
Pronunciation parabaínō
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 It break 2× Matthew 15:2, Matthew 15:3
abandoned 1× Acts 1:25
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 15:2
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Matthew 2 Acts 1
Source forms
παραβαίνετε 1x parabainete Matthew 15:3
παραβαίνουσιν 1x parabainousin Matthew 15:2
παρέβη 1x parebē Acts 1:25
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Acts 1:25
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Matthew 15:3
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Matthew 15:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To transgress by stepping over or past a boundary, violating what should not be crossed.
Strong's G3845
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 1 form 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 15:2 Source Gloss
to transgress
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 15:2 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
παραβαίνουσι parabainousin
I transgress
Read verse Matthew 15:3 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Indicative
παραβαίνετε parabainete
I transgress
Read verse Acts 1:25 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
παρέβη parebh
I transgress
Read verse 2 John 1:9 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
παραβαίνων parabainwn
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 groups 1 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Present Active Matt 15:2 · Matt 15:3 2×
Aorist Active Acts 1:25 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 aorist 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
indicative 3
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:
βάσις G939
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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