Lexical Summary paradidómi: To deliver, to hand over, to betray, to entrust Original Word: παραδίδωμι Strong's Exhaustive Concordance betray, bring forthFrom para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit -- betray, bring forth, cast, commit, deliver (up), give (over, up), hazard, put in prison, recommend. see GREEK para see GREEK didomi HELPS Word-studies 3860 paradídōmi (from 3844 /pará, "from close-beside" and 1325 /dídōmi, "give") – properly, to give (turn) over; "hand over from," i.e. to deliver over with a sense of close (personal) involvement. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom para and didómi Definition to hand over, to give or deliver over, to betray NASB Translation betray (17), betrayed (10), betraying (9), betrays (3), commended (1), committed (3), deliver (6), delivered (21), delivered over (1), delivering (3), entrusted (3), entrusting (1), gave (4), gave...over (3), given...over (1), hand (6), handed (9), handed...over (1), handed down (4), handed over (4), hands (1), permits (1), put (1), putting (1), risked (1), surrender (1), taken into custody (2), turn...over (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3860: παραδίδωμιπαραδίδωμι, subjunctive 3 person singular παραδιδῷ (1 Corinthians 15:24 (L marginal reading Tr marginal reading WH, the Sinaiticus manuscript, etc.)) and παραδιδοι (ibid. L text T Tr text; cf. Buttmann, 46 (40) (and δίδωμι, at the beginning)); imperfect 3 person singular παρεδίδου (Acts 8:3; 1 Peter 2:23), plural παρεδίδουν (Acts 16:4 R G; 1. properly, to give into the hands (of another). 2. to give over into (one's) power or use: τίνι τί, to deliver to one something to keep, use, take care of, manage, Matthew 11:27; Luke 4:6 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 271 (254)); Luke 10:22; τά ὑπάρχοντα, τάλαντα, Matthew 25:14, 20, 22; τήν βασιλείαν, 1 Corinthians 15:24; τό πνεῦμα namely, τῷ Θεῷ, John 19:30; τό σῶμα, ἵνα etc., to be burned, 1 Corinthians 13:3; τινα, to deliver one up to custody, to be judged, condemned, punished, scourged, tormented, put to death (often thus in secular authors): τινα, absolutely, so that to be put in prison must be supplied, Matthew 4:12; Mark 1:14; τηρουμένους, who are kept, 2 Peter 2:4 (G T Tr WH; but R τετηρημένους, L κολαζομένους τηρεῖν); to be put to death (cf. German dahingeben), Romans 4:25; with the addition of ὑπέρ τίνος, for one's salvation, Romans 8:32; τινα τίνι, Matthew 5:25; Matthew 18:34; Matthew 20:18; Matthew 27:2; Mark 15:1; Luke 12:58; Luke 20:20; John 18:30, 35; John 19:11 etc.; Acts 27:1; Acts 28:16 Rec.; τῷ θελήματι αὐτῶν, to do their pleasure with Luke 23:25; τινα τίνι, followed by ἵνα, John 19:16; with an infinitive of purpose, φυλάσσειν αὐτόν, to guard him, Acts 12:4; without the dative, Matthew 10:19; Matthew 24:10; Matthew 27:18; Mark 13:11; Mark 15:10; Acts 3:13; followed by ἵνα, Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15; τινα εἰς τό σταυρωθῆναι, Matthew 26:2 (σταυροῦ θανάτῳ, Ev. Nicod. c. 26); εἰς χεῖρας τίνος, i. e. into one's power, Matthew 17:22; Matthew 26:45; Mark 9:31; Mark 14:41; Luke 9:44; Luke 24:7; Acts 21:11; Acts 28:17 (Jeremiah 33:24 3. equivalent to to commit, to commend: τινα τῇ χάριτι τοῦ Θεοῦ, in the passive, Acts 14:26; Acts 15:40; παρεδίδου τῷ κρίνοντι δικαίως, namely, τά ἑαυτοῦ, his cause (Buttmann, 145 (127) note 2 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 590 (549))), 1 Peter 2:23. 4. to deliver verbally: commands, rites, Mark 7:13; Acts 6:14; 1 Corinthians 11:2; 2 Peter 2:21 (here in the passive); πίστιν, the tenets (see πίστις, 1 c. β.), in the passive, Jude 1:3; φυλάσσειν τά δόγματα, the decrees to keep, Acts 16:4; to deliver by narrating, to report, i. e. to perpetuate the knowledge of events by narrating them, Luke 1:2; 1 Corinthians 11:23; 1 Corinthians 15:3 (see examples from Greek authors in Passow (or Liddell and Scott), under the word, 4). 5. to permit, allow: absolutely ὅταν παραδῷ or παραδοῖ ὁ καρπός, when the fruit will allow, i. e. when its ripeness permits, Mark 4:29 (so τῆς ὥρας παραδιδουσης, Polybius 22, 24, 9; for other examples see Passow, under the word, 3 (Liddell and Scott, under the word II.; others take the word in Mark, the passage cited intransitively, in a quasi-reflexive sense, gives itself up, presents itself, cf. Winers Grammar, 251 (236); Buttmann, 145 (127))). Topical Lexicon Meaning and Range of UsageStrong’s Greek number 3860 describes the decisive act of handing someone or something over from one party to another. In Scripture the term spans Whether used of a traitor, a judge, an apostle, or God Himself, the word always carries the sober idea that what is “delivered up” passes irrevocably into another’s control. Occurrences in the Gospels: The Betrayal of Jesus The Evangelists employ the verb more than fifty times, centering on the passion narrative. Jesus repeatedly foretells that “the Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men” (Matthew 17:22; Mark 9:31; Luke 9:44). Judas embodies the dark side of the term: “And from that time he sought an opportunity to betray Him” (Matthew 26:16). Yet the same vocabulary frames the Father’s gracious purpose: “The Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death” (Matthew 20:18). The paradox exposes both human treachery and divine intentionality; what men mean for evil, God employs for salvation. The Passion Chronology • Garden decision: “Rise, let us go. See, My betrayer is approaching” (Matthew 26:46). Each stage is marked by this verb, underscoring that the atonement unfolded under an unbroken chain of “deliverings” culminating in Christ’s voluntary self-surrender. Usage in Acts: Persecution and Mission After Pentecost, the word shifts from describing Christ’s passion to describing the Church’s persecution and missionary momentum. Thus the same word that describes arrest also describes the entrusted gospel, showing how God turns opposition into opportunity. Pauline Epistles: Apostolic Tradition and Divine Judgment Paul uses the term with theological depth. 1. Gospel tradition 2. Self-sacrifice of Christ 3. Judicial abandonment 4. Church discipline General Epistles Jude urges believers “to contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3). Peter warns that it would have been better for false teachers “not to have known the way of righteousness than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them” (2 Peter 2:21). In both cases the faith is depicted as a sacred deposit entrusted to the Church. Theological Implications: Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility The verb simultaneously protects two compatible truths: • Human responsibility: Judas, Jewish leaders, and Pilate are guilty of delivering the righteous One. The same tension stands behind Romans 1:24-28, where God’s judicial “handing over” ratifies human rebellion, and behind 1 Corinthians 5:5, where the church’s disciplinary handing over aims at eventual restoration. Practical Application for Ministry 1. Guard the deposit. Like Paul and Jude, pastors must faithfully transmit the once-delivered faith without alteration. In every case Strong’s 3860 confronts the reader with the gravity of stewardship—of souls, of doctrine, and of destiny. Forms and Transliterations παραδεδομενοι παραδεδομένοι παραδέδονται παραδεδοται παραδέδοται παραδέδωκα παραδέδωκε παραδεδωκεισαν παραδεδώκεισαν παραδέδωκεν παραδεδωκοσι παραδεδωκόσι παραδιδομεθα παραδιδόμεθα παραδιδομένη παραδιδοναι παραδιδόναι παραδιδοντα παραδιδόντα παραδιδοντες παραδιδόντες παραδιδοντος παραδιδόντος παραδιδοσθαι παραδίδοσθαι παραδιδοται παραδίδοται παραδιδους παραδιδούς παραδιδοὺς παραδιδω παραδιδῷ παραδίδωμι παραδίδωμί παραδιδως παραδίδως παραδιδώσιν παραδίδωσιν παραδοθεις παραδοθείς παραδοθεὶς παραδοθειση παραδοθείση παραδοθείσῃ παραδοθεισης παραδοθείσης παραδοθή παραδοθηναι παραδοθήναι παραδοθῆναι παραδοθησεσθε παραδοθήσεσθε παραδοθησεται παραδοθήσεται παραδοθήση παραδοθήσονται παραδοθήτωσαν παραδοθω παραδοθώ παραδοθῶ παραδοι παραδοί παραδοῖ παραδοντος παραδόντος παραδοξάσει παραδοξάσω παράδος παραδουναι παραδούναι παραδούναί παραδοῦναι παραδους παραδούς παραδοὺς παραδω παραδώ παραδῷ παραδῶ παραδώς παραδωσει παραδώσει παραδώσεις παραδώσί παραδωσιν παραδῶσιν παραδώσομέν παραδωσουσιν παραδώσουσιν παραδωσω παραδώσω παραδωσων παραδώσων παρεδιδετο παρεδίδετο παρεδιδοσαν παρεδίδοσαν παρεδίδοτο παρεδιδου παρεδίδου παρεδιδουν παρεδίδουν παρεδοθη παρεδόθη παρεδόθημεν παρεδοθην παρεδόθην παρεδόθησαν παρεδοθητε παρεδόθητε παρεδοσαν παρέδοσαν παρεδωκα παρέδωκα παρεδωκαμεν παρεδώκαμεν παρεδωκαν παρέδωκαν παρέδωκάν παρεδωκας παρέδωκας παρεδωκατε παρεδώκατε παρέδωκε παρέδωκέ παρεδωκεν παρέδωκεν paradedokeisan paradedōkeisan paradedṓkeisan paradedokosi paradedokósi paradedōkosi paradedōkósi paradedomenoi paradedoménoi paradedotai paradédotai paradido paradidō paradidôi paradidō̂i paradidometha paradidómetha paradidonai paradidónai paradidonta paradidónta paradidontes paradidóntes paradidontos paradidóntos paradidos paradidōs paradídos paradídōs paradidosthai paradídosthai paradidotai paradídotai paradidous paradidoús paradidoùs parado paradô paradō paradō̂ paradoi paradoî paradôi paradō̂i paradontos paradóntos paradosei paradōsei paradṓsei paradosin paradôsin paradōsin paradō̂sin paradoso paradōsō paradṓso paradṓsō paradoson paradōsōn paradṓson paradṓsōn paradosousin paradōsousin paradṓsousin paradotheis paradotheìs paradotheise paradotheisē paradotheísei paradotheísēi paradotheises paradotheisēs paradotheíses paradotheísēs paradothenai paradothênai paradothēnai paradothē̂nai paradothesesthe paradothēsesthe paradothḗsesthe paradothesetai paradothēsetai paradothḗsetai paradotho paradothô paradothō paradothō̂ paradounai paradoûnai paradous paradoús paradoùs paredideto paredídeto paredidosan paredídosan paredidou paredídou paredidoun paredídoun paredoka paredōka parédoka parédōka paredokamen paredōkamen paredṓkamen paredokan paredōkan parédokan parédokán parédōkan parédōkán paredokas paredōkas parédokas parédōkas paredokate paredōkate paredṓkate paredoken paredōken parédoken parédōken paredosan parédosan paredothe paredothē paredóthe paredóthē paredothen paredothēn paredóthen paredóthēn paredothete paredothēte paredóthete paredóthēteLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 4:12 V-AIP-3SGRK: ὅτι Ἰωάννης παρεδόθη ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς NAS: that John had been taken into custody, He withdrew KJV: John was cast into prison, he departed INT: that John had been arrested he withdrew into Matthew 5:25 V-ASA-3S Matthew 10:4 V-APA-NMS Matthew 10:17 V-FIA-3P Matthew 10:19 V-ASA-3P Matthew 10:21 V-FIA-3S Matthew 11:27 V-AIP-3S Matthew 17:22 V-PNM/P Matthew 18:34 V-AIA-3S Matthew 20:18 V-FIP-3S Matthew 20:19 V-FIA-3P Matthew 24:9 V-FIA-3P Matthew 24:10 V-FIA-3P Matthew 25:14 V-AIA-3S Matthew 25:20 V-AIA-2S Matthew 25:22 V-AIA-2S Matthew 26:2 V-PIM/P-3S Matthew 26:15 V-FIA-1S Matthew 26:16 V-ASA-3S Matthew 26:21 V-FIA-3S Matthew 26:23 V-FIA-3S Matthew 26:24 V-PIM/P-3S Matthew 26:25 V-PPA-NMS Matthew 26:45 V-PIM/P-3S Matthew 26:46 V-PPA-NMS Strong's Greek 3860 |