What does παραδίδωμι · χείρ · ἄνθρωπος mean in the Bible?
e yield up, intrust, transmit".
Greek · G3860, G5495, G444
παραδίδοσθαι εἰς χεῖρας ἀνθρώπων
To surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit · hand · a human
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παραδίδωμι G3860 to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit
Pronunciation paradídōmi
To hand over to another's custody or control, often with betrayal or judicial surrender connotations.
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χείρ G5495 hand
Pronunciation cheír
Metonymically represents personal power or agency, especially divine power when used of God's activity.
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ἄνθρωπος G444 a human
Pronunciation ánthrōpos
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What does παραδίδοσθαι εἰς χεῖρας ἀνθρώπων (paradidosthai eis cheiras anthrōpōn) mean in the Bible?
παραδίδωμι · χείρ · ἄνθρωπος is a Greek phrase meaning "to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3860, G5495, G444?
G3860, G5495, G444 is connected to 119 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit
Source Gloss
to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit
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 4 Aligned forms 119 Tenses Aorist, Present, Future, Imperfect, Pluperfect, Perfect Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 74×
Aorist Active Matt 18:34 · Matt 25:14 · Matt 27:26 · Mark 3:19 · Mark 15:15 · Luke 23:25 · John 19:16 · John 19:30 · Acts 6:14 · Acts 7:42 · Rom 1:24 · Rom 1:26 · Rom 1:28 · Rom 8:32 · Eph 5:2 · Eph 5:25 33×
Future Active Matt 10:17 · Matt 20:19 · Matt 24:9 · Matt 24:10 · Mark 10:33 · Mark 13:9 · Acts 21:11 · Matt 10:21 · Matt 26:21 · Matt 26:23 · Mark 13:12 · Mark 14:18 · Luke 12:58 · John 13:21 · Matt 26:15 15×
Present Passive Matt 26:2 · Matt 26:24 · Matt 26:45 · Mark 9:31 · Mark 14:21 · Mark 14:41 · Luke 22:22 · 2 Cor 4:11 8×
Aorist Passive Matt 4:12 · Matt 11:27 · Luke 10:22 · Rom 4:25 · Acts 28:17 · Rom 6:17 6×
Future Passive Matt 20:18 · Mark 10:33 · Luke 18:32 · Luke 21:16 4×
Imperfect Active Acts 8:3 · 1 Pet 2:23 · Acts 16:4 · Acts 27:1 4×
Pluperfect Active Mark 15:10 1×
Perfect Passive Luke 4:6 1×
Present Active Luke 22:48 1×
Imperfect Passive 1 Cor 11:23 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 25×
Present Active Matt 26:25 · Matt 26:46 · Matt 26:48 · Matt 27:3 · Mark 14:42 · Mark 14:44 · John 18:2 · John 18:5 · John 21:20 · Acts 22:4 · Mark 13:11 · Luke 21:12 · Luke 22:21 · John 13:11 14×
Aorist Active Matt 10:4 · Matt 27:4 · John 19:11 · Acts 12:4 · Gal 2:20 5×
Aorist Passive Acts 15:40 · 2 Pet 2:21 · Jude 1:3 3×
Future Active John 6:64 1×
Perfect Passive Acts 14:26 1×
Perfect Active Acts 15:26 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 11×
Aorist Active Matt 5:25 · Matt 26:16 · Mark 4:29 · Mark 14:10 · Mark 14:11 · Luke 22:4 · John 13:2 · Matt 10:19 · 1 Cor 13:3 9×
Aorist Passive John 18:36 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 15:24 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 9×
Aorist Active Luke 20:20 · Luke 22:6 · 1 Cor 5:5 3×
Present Passive Matt 17:22 · Luke 9:44 2×
Aorist Passive Mark 1:14 · Luke 24:7 2×
Present Active John 6:71 · John 12:4 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 117 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 62 present 27 future 20 imperfect 5 perfect 2 pluperfect 1
Voice
active 89 passive 28
Mood
indicative 74 participle 23 subjunctive 11 infinitive 9
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:12 παρεδόθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 5:25 παραδῷ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 10:17 παραδώσουσιν future active indicative prospective Matthew 10:19 παραδῶσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 10:21 παραδώσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 10:4 παραδοὺς aorist active participle participle Matthew 11:27 παρεδόθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 17:22 παραδίδοσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive Matthew 18:34 παρέδωκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 20:18 παραδοθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 20:19 παραδώσουσιν future active indicative prospective Matthew 24:10 παραδώσουσιν future active indicative prospective Matthew 24:9 παραδώσουσιν future active indicative prospective Matthew 25:14 παρέδωκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 25:20 παρέδωκας aorist active indicative completed Matthew 25:22 παρέδωκας aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:15 παραδώσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 26:16 παραδῷ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 26:2 παραδίδοται present passive indicative ongoing Matthew 26:21 παραδώσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 26:23 παραδώσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 26:24 παραδίδοται present passive indicative ongoing Matthew 26:25 παραδιδοὺς present active participle participle Matthew 26:45 παραδίδοται present passive indicative ongoing Matthew 26:46 παραδιδούς present active participle participle Matthew 26:48 παραδιδοὺς present active participle participle Matthew 27:18 παρέδωκαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 27:2 παρέδωκαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 27:26 παρέδωκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 27:3 παραδιδοὺς present active participle participle Matthew 27:4 παραδοὺς aorist active participle participle Mark 1:14 παραδοθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Mark 3:19 παρέδωκεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 4:29 παραδοῖ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 7:13 παρεδώκατε aorist active indicative completed Mark 9:31 παραδίδοται present passive indicative ongoing Mark 10:33 παραδοθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Mark 10:33 παραδώσουσιν future active indicative prospective Mark 13:11 παραδιδόντες present active participle participle Mark 13:12 παραδώσει future active indicative prospective
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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)
Word Origins
παραδίδοσθαι εἰς χεῖρας ἀνθρώπων is built from these roots:
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