What does παράδοσις · ἄνθρωπος mean in the Bible?
e. (concretely) a precept; specially, the Jewish traditionary law".
Greek · G3862, G444
παράδοσιν τῶν ἀνθρώπων
Tradition · a human
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παράδοσιςG3862tradition
Pronunciationparádosis
Doctrine handed down orally from teacher to student; not written Scripture but living instruction.
Open lexicon entry →ἄνθρωποςG444a human
Pronunciationánthrōpos
Open lexicon entry →What does παράδοσιν τῶν ἀνθρώπων (paradosin ton anthropon) mean in the Bible?
παράδοσις · ἄνθρωπος is a Greek phrase meaning "transmission, i.e. (concretely) a precept; specially, the Jewish traditionary law".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3862, G444?
G3862, G444 is connected to 13 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. transmission, i.e. (concretely) a precept; specially, the Jewish traditionary law
Source Gloss
transmission, i.e. (concretely) a precept; specially, the Jewish traditionary law
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns4Aligned forms13Case patternAccusative (11)Number patternSingular (10)
Genitive · Plural · FeminineGal 1:141×
Dative · Singular · FeminineMark 7:131×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 15:2 · Matt 15:3 · Matt 15:6 · Mark 7:3 · Mark 7:5 · Mark 7:8 · Mark 7:9 · Col 2:8 · 2 Thess 3:69×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine1 Cor 11:2 · 2 Thess 2:152×
Word Origins
παράδοσιν τῶν ἀνθρώπων is built from this root: