παραβάτηςparabátēs
a violator
Greek (New Testament) · G3848
Meanings
1. one who stands beside, the warrior who stands by the charioteer (cf. παραβαίνω, 1).
2. a transgressor (Æsch., παρβάτης): Galatians 2:18, James 2:9; π. νόμου, Romans 2:25, Romans 2:27, James 2:11.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Romans 2:25 The Jewish ceremony of circumcision has value only if you obey God’s law. But if you don’t obey God’s law, you are no better off than an uncircumcised Gentile.
- Romans 2:27 In fact, uncircumcised Gentiles who keep God’s law will condemn you Jews who are circumcised and possess God’s law but don’t obey it.
- Galatians 2:18 Rather, I am a sinner if I rebuild the old system of law I already tore down.
- James 2:9 But if you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin. You are guilty of breaking the law.
- James 2:11 For the same God who said, “You must not commit adultery,” also said, “You must not murder.” So if you murder someone but do not commit adultery, you have still broken the law.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.