The meaning of “παραβάτης”
Understanding parabátēs reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
breaker, transgress(-or). - a violator
παραβάτης
breaker, transgress(-or). - a violator
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Romans 2:25 | “For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.” Word: παραβάτης (parabátēs) | |
| Romans 2:27 | “And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?” Word: παραβάτης (parabátēs) | |
| Galatians 2:18 | “For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.” Word: παραβάτης (parabátēs) | |
| James 2:9 | “But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.” Word: παραβάτης (parabátēs) | |
| James 2:11 | “For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.” Word: παραβάτης (parabátēs) |