παραβαίνωparabaínō
to go contrary to, i.e. violate a command
Greek (New Testament) · G3845
Meanings
1. in Hom. (twice), to go by the side of, stand beside.
2. In Æsch., Herod., Thuc., and elsewhere, to go past or pass over, chiefly metaphorically, to overstep, violate, transgress (Joshua 7:11, Ezekiel 16:59, Sirach 40:14, and elsewhere): τ. παράδοσιν, Matthew 15:2; τ. ἐντολήν, Matthew 15:3; followed by ἀπό (as סוּר מִן, Deuteronomy 17:20, and elsewhere), to turn aside, fall away: Acts 1:25.
Same root
- παράpará · G3844properly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local (especially beyond or opposed to) or causal (on account of)
- βάσιςbásis · G939a pace ("base"), i.e. (by implication) the foot
- ἀπαράβατοςaparábatos · G531not passing away, i.e. untransferable (perpetual)
- παράβασιςparábasis · G3847violation
- παραβάτηςparabátēs · G3848a violator
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 15:2 “Why do your disciples disobey our age-old tradition? For they ignore our tradition of ceremonial hand washing before they eat.”
- Matthew 15:3 Jesus replied, “And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God?
- Acts 1:25 as an apostle to replace Judas in this ministry, for he has deserted us and gone where he belongs.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.