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παράδεισος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
παράδεισος, ου, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
paradeisos
Simplified transliteration: 
paradeisos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3857
GK Number: 
4137
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2a
Gloss: 
paradise, a place of blessedness, from the base meaning of garden
Definition: 
a park, a forest where wild beasts were kept for hunting; a pleasure-park, a garden of trees of various kinds;, used in the LXX for the Garden of Eden; in NT the celestial paradise, Lk. 23:43; 2 Cor. 12:4; Rev. 2:7*

Greek-English Concordance for παράδεισος

Luke 23:43 And Jesus said to him, “In solemn truth I tell you: today you will be with me in paradise.” (paradeisō | παραδείσῳ | dat sg masc)
2 Corinthians 12:4 was caught up into paradise (paradeison | παράδεισον | acc sg masc) and heard unspeakable words which are not permitted for a man to utter.
Revelation 2:7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise (paradeisō | παραδείσῳ | dat sg masc) of God.