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παράσημος

parasēmosfigureheadHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter1 occurrence1 book1 verse

Definition

παράσημος, -ον

(σῆμα, a mark) [in LXX: 3Ma.2.29 * ;]

1. in cl., marked amiss, spurious, counterfeit. Later,

2. marked at the side, annotated (Plut.).

3. marked with a sign (LXX); as subst., a figure­head : Acts 28:11 (see MM, xix).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1 total
  1. Acts 28:11παρασήμῳ · as a figurehead
    After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.