παράδεισος
paradeisosparadiseHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine3 occurrences3 books3 verses
Definition
παράδεισος, -ου, ὁ
(an Oriental word, first used by Xen. of the parks of Persian kings and nobles) [in LXX chiefly for גַּן, Genesis 1:8 ff., al.; also for עֵדֶן, Isaiah 51:3; פַּרְדֵּס, Nehemiah 2:8, Ecclesiastes 2:5 ;]
1. a park, pleasure-ground, garden (LXX), an orchard (in π., see MM, ii, xviii; Deiss., BS, 148).
2. Paradise, the abode of the blessed dead: Luke 23:43, 2 Corinthians 12:4, Revelation 2:7.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as παράδεισος:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Luke 23:43Παραδείσῳ · ParadiseAnd Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
- 2 Corinthians 12:4Παράδεισον · Paradise…was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were inexpressible, things that man is not permitted to tell.
- Revelation 2:7Παραδείσῳ · ParadiseHe who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.