Strong's Lexicon
G3861
G3861 — παράδοξος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3861 |
|---|---|
| Word: | παράδοξος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G3844 and G1391 (in the sense of seeming) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | paradoxos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | par-ad'-ox-os |
| Meaning: | 1. contrary to expectation, i.e. extraordinary ("paradox") |
| KJV Renderings: | strange |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
παράδοξος, παράδοξον (παρά contrary to (see παρά, IV. 2), and δόξα opinion; hence, equivalent to ὁ παρά τήν δόξαν ὤν), unexpected, uncommon, incredible, wonderful: neuter plural Luk 5:26 (A. V. strange things, cf. Trench, § 91 at the end). (Jdt 13:13; Wis 5:2 etc.; Sir 43:25; 2Ma 9:24; 4Ma 2:14; Xenophon, Plato, Polybius, Aelian v. h. 4, 25; Lucian, dial. deor. 20, 7; 9, 2; Josephus, contra Apion 1, 10, 2; Herodian, 1, 1, 5 ((4 Bekker)).)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
παράδοξος (strange)
Luke 5:26
- KJV: And they were all amazed and they glorified God and were filled with fear saying We have seen strange things to day
- GK: και έκστασις έλαβεν άπαντας και εδόξαζον τον θεόν και επλήσθησαν φόβου λέγοντες ότι είδομεν παράδοξα σήμερον