What does παραλύω (paralýō) mean in the Bible?
παραλύω (paralýō) is a Greek word meaning "to paralyze".
Greek · G3886
παραλύω
To paralyze
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παραλύω G3886
Pronunciation paralýō
What does παραλύω (paralýō) mean in the Bible?
παραλύω (paralýō) is a Greek word meaning "to paralyze".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3886?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [of the] paralyzed (1), a paralyzed (1), paralytic (1), paralyzed (1), weak (1).
Where does παραλύω (paralýō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 5:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Luke (2), Hebrews (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 [of the] paralyzed 1× Acts 8:7
a paralyzed 1× Luke 5:18
paralytic 1× Luke 5:24
paralyzed 1× Acts 9:33
weak 1× Hebrews 12:12
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 5:18 παραλελυμένος to a paralyzed Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 5:24 παραλελυμένῳ to paralytic Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Singular Acts 8:7 παραλελυμένοι to [of the] paralyzed Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 9:33 παραλελυμένος to paralyzed Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Hebrews 12:12 παραλελυμένα to weak Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 5:18
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Luke 2 Acts 2 Hebrews 1
Source forms
παραλελυμένος 2x paralelymenos Luke 5:18, Acts 9:33
παραλελυμένα 1x paralelymena Hebrews 12:12
παραλελυμένοι 1x paralelymenoi Acts 8:7
παραλελυμένῳ 1x paralelymenō Luke 5:24
Parsing patterns
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Luke 5:18, Acts 9:33
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural 1x Hebrews 12:12
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Singular 1x Luke 5:24
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 8:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to paralyze
Source Gloss
to paralyze
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 5:18 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
παραλελυμένος, paralelumenov
I relax, enfeeble
Read verse Luke 5:24 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Dative Singular Masculine
παραλελυμένῳ), paralelumenw
I relax, enfeeble
Read verse Acts 8:7 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
παραλελυμένοι paralelumenoi
I relax, enfeeble
Read verse Acts 9:33 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
παραλελυμένος. paralelumenov
I relax, enfeeble
Read verse Hebrews 12:12 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Plural Neuter
παραλελυμένα paralelumena
I relax, enfeeble
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 4
Voice
passive 4
Mood
participle 4
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)
Word Origins
παραλύω 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