παράδεισος paradeisos · G3857

paradise

παράδεισος, -ου, ὁ; (an Oriental word, first used by Xen. of the parks of Persian kings and nobles) [in LXX chiefly for גַּן, Gen.1:8 ff., al.; also for עֵדֶן, Isa.51:3; פַּרְדֵּס, Neh.2:8, Ecc.2:5 ; ] ; 1. a park, pleasure-ground, garden (LXX), an orchard (in π., see MM, ii, xviii; Deiss., BS, 148). ; 2. Paradise, the abode of the blessed dead: Luk.23:43, 2Co.12:4, Rev.2:7.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

πᾰρᾰδεισ-ος, ὁ ; (also παράδισος [], enclosed park or pleasure-ground, Oriental word first used by [] always in reference to the parks of the Persian kings and nobles; π. μέγας ἀγρίων θηρίων πλήρης []; π. δασὺς παντοίων δένδρων[]; 2 generally, garden, orchard, []; 3 the garden of Eden, []; 3.b Paradise, the abode of the blessed, []; 3.c explanation of μακάρων νῆσοι, []; II stupid fellow, [], and Avest. pairidaēza- 'enclosure'.)

Where it's used 3 times

Luke 23:43 · 2 Corinthians 12:4 · Revelation 2:7

Source: TBESG G3857; TFLSJ G3857

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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