παράδοσιςparádosis
transmission, i.e. (concretely) a precept; specially, the Jewish traditionary law
Greek (New Testament) · G3862
Meanings
1. a handing down or over, transfer, transmission.
2. tradition of doctrine; by by metonymy, of the doctrine itself: Matthew 15:2, Matthew 15:3, Matthew 15:6, Mark 7:3 ff., 1 Corinthians 11:2, Galatians 1:14, Colossians 2:8, 2 Thessalonians 2:15, 2 Thessalonians 3:9.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 13 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?
- Matthew 15:6 In this way, you say they don’t need to honor their parents. And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition.
- Mark 7:3 (The Jews, especially the Pharisees, do not eat until they have poured water over their cupped hands, as required by their ancient traditions.
- Mark 7:5 So the Pharisees and teachers of religious law asked him, “Why don’t your disciples follow our age-old tradition? They eat without first performing the hand-washing ceremony.”
- Mark 7:8 For you ignore God’s law and substitute your own tradition.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.