παραλύωparalýō
to loosen beside, i.e. relax (perfect passive participle, paralyzed or enfeebled)
Greek (New Testament) · G3886
Meanings
1. to loose from the side, set free.
2. to weaken, enfeeble; passive, to be enfeebled, especially by a paralytic stroke: Luke 5:18, Luke 5:24, Acts 8:7, Acts 9:33, Hebrews 12:12(LXX).
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)
- λύωlýō · G3089to "loosen" (literally or figuratively)
- παραλυτικόςparalytikós · G3885as if dissolved, i.e. "paralytic"
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Luke 5:18 Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a sleeping mat. They tried to take him inside to Jesus,
- Luke 5:24 So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”
- Acts 8:7 Many evil spirits were cast out, screaming as they left their victims. And many who had been paralyzed or lame were healed.
- Acts 9:33 There he met a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
- Hebrews 12:12 So take a new grip with your tired hands and strengthen your weak knees.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.