Paradosis means “tradition” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H3862 — lahaqah (“company”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G3862 παράδοσις (paradosis) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. paradosis (par-ad'-os-is) n. 1. transmission 2. (concretely) a precept It has 15 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include tradition and traditions. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
paradosis (par-ad'-os-is) n. 1. transmission 2. (concretely) a precept 3. (specially) the Jewish traditionary law [from G3860] KJV: ordinance, tradition Root(s): G3860
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3862. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
tradition
Usage: παρά-δοσις, -εως, ἡ (παραδίδωμι), [in LXX: Est.7:26 (אֵסוּר), Jer.32:4 (נָתַן ni.), Jer.34:2 * ;] __1. a handing down or over, transfer, transmission (Arist., Polyb., al., LXX). __2. tradition of doctrine (Plat., Epict., al.); by meton., of the doctrine itself : Mat.15:2-3, 6, Mrk.7:3, 1Co.11:2, Gal.1:14, Col.2:8, 2Th.2:15 3:9.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render paradosis, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G3862 (παράδοσις) appears 2 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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13 indexed usages in New Testament.
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
2 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
and Zedekiah shall by no means be delivered out of the hand of the Chaldeans, for he shall certainly be given up into the hands of the king of Babylon, and his mouth shall speak to his mouth, and his eyes shall look upon his eyes;
Thus has the Lord said; Go to Zedekiah king of Judah, and thou shalt say to him, Thus has the Lord said, This city shall certainly be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it, and shall burn it with fire:
First 15 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3862.
and Zedekiah shall by no means be delivered out of the hand of the Chaldeans, for he shall certainly be given up into the hands of the king of Babylon, and his mouth shall speak to his mouth, and his eyes shall look upon his eyes;
Thus has the Lord said; Go to Zedekiah king of Judah, and thou shalt say to him, Thus has the Lord said, This city shall certainly be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it, and shall burn it with fire:
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3862, grouped by book.
Paradosis (Strong's G3862) is a Greek word most simply glossed "tradition". paradosis (par-ad'-os-is) n. 1. transmission 2. (concretely) a precept
This page currently indexes 15 linked usages for Strong's G3862 across 7 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3862 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as tradition and traditions. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 2 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G3862, with linked reader references where each row is available.