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It implies a deliberate crossing of boundaries set by divine law, often highlighting the moral and ethical breach involved in such actions. The term is used to describe both the act of sinning and the state of being in violation of God's commands.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, laws and boundaries were integral to maintaining order in society. The concept of "parabasis" would have resonated with early Christians familiar with both Jewish law and Roman legal systems. In Jewish tradition, the Law (Torah) was central to religious life, and transgressing it was seen as a serious offense against God. The New Testament writers, particularly Paul, use "parabasis" to emphasize the gravity of sin and the need for redemption through Christ.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>3847</b> <i>parábasis</i> (from <a href="/greek/3844.htm">3844</a> <i>/pará</i>, "contrary" and <i>bainō</i>, "go") – properly, an "overstepping" (<i>BAGD</i>); a<i> deliberate</i> going <i>over</i> "<i>the line</i>." 3847 ("a stepping <i>over</i> the line") in the NT refers to the <i>willful disregard</i> (breaking) of God's law which <i>defies</i> His drawn-lines (boundaries); an arrogant "over-stepping."</p><p class="discovery">[In classical Greek, <a href="/greek/3847.htm">3847</a> (<i>parábasis</i>) likewise means "<i>a going aside, a deviation</i> (Aristotle) – in later writers, <i>an overstepping</i>; metaphorically, <i>transgression </i>(Plutarch, etc.)" (<i>A-S</i>).]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/3845.htm">parabainó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a going aside, a transgression<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>breaking (1), offense (1), transgression (2), transgressions (2), violation (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3847: παράβασις</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">παράβασις</span></span>, <span class="greek2">παραβάσεως</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">παραβαίνω</span>, which see), properly, <span class="accented">a going over</span>; metaphorically, <span class="accented">a disregarding, violating</span>; <span class="manuref">Vulg.</span><span class="latin">praevaricario</span>, and once (<a href="/interlinear/galatians/3-19.htm">Galatians 3:19</a>)<span class="latin">transgressio</span>; (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">transgression</span>): with a genitive of the object, <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">ὅρκων</span>, 2 Macc. 15:10; <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">δικαίων</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, comparative, Ages. and Pomp. 1; <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">νόμου</span>, of the Mosaic law, <a href="/interlinear/romans/2-23.htm">Romans 2:23</a> (<span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 18, 8, 2); absolutely, the breach of a definite, promulgated, tariffed law: <a href="/interlinear/romans/5-14.htm">Romans 5:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/2-14.htm">1 Timothy 2:14</a> (but <span class="greek2">ἁμαρτία</span> is wrong-doing which even a man ignorant of the law may be guilty of (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Trench</span>, N. T. Synonyms, § lxvi.)); <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">παραβάσεων</span> <span class="greek2">χάριν</span>, <span class="accented">to create transgressions,</span> i. e. that sins might take on the character of transgressions, and thereby the consciousness of sin be intensified and the desire for redemption be aroused, <a href="/interlinear/galatians/3-19.htm">Galatians 3:19</a>; used of the transgression of the Mosaic law, <a href="/interlinear/romans/4-15.htm">Romans 4:15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/2-2.htm">Hebrews 2:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9-15.htm">Hebrews 9:15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/100-3.htm">Psalm 100:3</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 101:3>); with a genitive of the subjunctive, <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">ἀδίκων</span>, Wis. 14:31.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>breaking, transgression. <p>From <a href="/greek/3845.htm">parabaino</a>; violation -- breaking, transgression. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3845.htm">parabaino</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>παραβασει παραβάσει παραβάσεις παραβασεων παραβάσεων παραβασεως παραβάσεως παραβασις παράβασις parabasei parabásei parabaseon parabaseōn parabáseon parabáseōn parabaseos parabaseōs parabáseos parabáseōs parabasis parábasis<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/romans/2-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 2:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">διὰ τῆς <b>παραβάσεως</b> τοῦ νόμου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> through <span class="itali">your breaking</span> the Law,<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> through <span class="itali">breaking</span> the law<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/2-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> through the <span class="itali">transgression</span> of the law<p><b><a href="/text/romans/4-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 4:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">νόμος οὐδὲ <b>παράβασις</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> law, there also is no <span class="itali">violation.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/romans/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> is, [there is] no <span class="itali">transgression.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/4-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> law neither [is] <span class="itali">transgression</span><p><b><a href="/text/romans/5-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 5:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὁμοιώματι τῆς <b>παραβάσεως</b> Ἀδάμ ὅς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in the likeness <span class="itali">of the offense</span> of Adam,<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Adam's <span class="itali">transgression,</span> who<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/5-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> likeness of the <span class="itali">transgression</span> of Adam who<p><b><a href="/text/galatians/3-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 3:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">νόμος τῶν <b>παραβάσεων</b> χάριν προσετέθη</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> because <span class="itali">of transgressions,</span> having been ordained<br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> because of <span class="itali">transgressions,</span> till<br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/3-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> law the <span class="itali">transgressions</span> for the sake of it was added<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/2-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 2:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐξαπατηθεῖσα ἐν <b>παραβάσει</b> γέγονεν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> fell <span class="itali">into transgression.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> was in <span class="itali">the transgression.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/2-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having been deceived in <span class="itali">transgression</span> has become<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/2-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 2:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ πᾶσα <b>παράβασις</b> καὶ παρακοὴ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and every <span class="itali">transgression</span> and disobedience<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> every <span class="itali">transgression</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/2-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and every <span class="itali">transgression</span> and disobedience<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/9-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 9:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πρώτῃ διαθήκῃ <b>παραβάσεων</b> τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for the redemption <span class="itali">of the transgressions</span> that were [committed] under<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the redemption <span class="itali">of the transgressions</span> [that were] under<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> first covenant <span class="itali">transgressions</span> the promise<p><b><a href="/greek/3847.htm">Strong's Greek 3847</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3847.htm">7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/parabasei_3847.htm">παραβάσει — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/parabaseo_n_3847.htm">παραβάσεων — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/parabaseo_s_3847.htm">παραβάσεως — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/parabasis_3847.htm">παράβασις — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3846.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3846"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3846" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3848.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3848"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3848" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>