Strong's Lexicon
G3902 — παράσημος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3902 |
|---|---|
| Word: | παράσημος |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G3844 and the base of G4591 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | parasemos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | par-as'-ay-mos |
| Meaning: | 1. side-marked, i.e. labelled (with a badge (figure-head) of a ship) |
| KJV Renderings: | sign |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
παράσημος, παράσημον (παρά (which see IV. 2), and σῆμα (a mark))
1. marked falsely, spurious, counterfeit; as coin.
2. marked beside or on the margin; so of noteworthy words, which the reader of a book marks on the margin hence,
3. universally, noted, marked, conspicuous, remarkable (of persons, in a bad sense, notorious); marked with a sign: ἐν πλοίῳ παρασήμῳ Διοσκωυροις, in a ship marked with the image or figure of the Dioscuri, Act 28:11 (cf. B. D. under the word ).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
παράσημος (sign)
Acts 28:11
- KJV: And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the isle whose sign was Castor and Pollux
- GK: μετά δε τρεις μήνας ανήχθημεν εν πλοίω παρακεχειμακότι εν τη νήσω Αλεξανδρινώ παρασήμω Διοσκούροις