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Paran

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6290

פָּארָן

pa.ran — Paran

§ Paran = "place of caverns" wilderness area bounded on the north by Palestine, on the west by the wilderness of Etham, on the south by the desert of Sinai, and on the east by the valley of Arabah; the exodus was through this area and probably all 18 stops were in this area

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GREEK · G3853

παραγγέλλω

parangellō — to order

παρ-αγγέλλω (παρά, ἀγγὲλλω), [in LXX for שָׁמַע pi., hi., etc. ;] 1. to transmit a message (Æsch., Eur.). 2. to order, command (Hdt., Xen., al.) : with inf., Act.15:5; with accusative of thing(s), 1Co.11:17, 2Th.3:4, 1Ti.4:11 5:7; before ἵνα (M, Pr., 207; Bl., § 69, 4), Mrk.6:8, 2Th.3:12; with dative of person(s), Act.17:30 R, txt., 1Th.4:11; before λέγων, Mat.10:5; with inf. aor., Mat.15:35, Mrk.8:6, Luk.8:29, Act.10:42 16:18 (aoristic pres.; see M, Pr., 119); id. with neg., μή, Luk.5:14 8:56, Act.23:22, 1Co.7:10; with inf. pres., Act.16:23, 2Th.3:6; id. with neg., ιή, Luk.9:21, Act.1:4 4:18 5:28, 40, 1Ti.1:3 6:17; with accusative, τοῦτο, before ὅτι (E1., § 70, 3), 2Th.3:10; with accusative and inf., Act.23:30, 2Th.3:6, 1Ti.6:13 (Bl., § 72, 5).† SYN.: see: ἐντέλλω (AS)

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GREEK · G3852

παραγγελία

parangelia — order

παρ-αγγελία, -ας, ἡ (παραγγέλλω), an instruction, charge, com­mand: Act.5:28 16:24, 1Th.4:2, 1Ti.1:5 1:18. (In Xen., Polyb., of a military order.)† (AS)

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GREEK · G3891

παρανομέω

paranomeō — to break the law

παρα-νομέω, ῶ [in LXX for הָלַל, etc., chiefly in Pss and 2Mac ;] to be a παράνομος, to transgress the law: Act.23:3.† (AS)

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GREEK · G3892

παρανομία

paranomia — lawlessness

παρανομία, -ας, ἡ [in LXX: Psa.37:7 (מְזִמָּה), etc. ;] law-breaking, transgression: 2Pe.2:16.† (AS)

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GREEK · G5252

ὑπερφρονέω

huperphroneō — be haughty

ὑπερ-φρονέω, -ῶ [in LXX: 4Ma.13:1 4Mac 14:11 4Mac 16:2 * ;] 1. to be overproud, high-minded (Æsch.): μὴ ὑ. παρ᾽ ὃ δεῖ φρονεῖν (on the paranom., see Vau., in l), Rom.12:3. 2. to overlook, think slightly of (Thuc., Plat.).† (AS)

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GREEK · G20896

παραναγιγνώσκω

paranagignōskō — to read publicly

1. to read beside , so as to compare one document with another, π. τῷ ψηφίσματι τοὺς νόμους (Aeschines Orator); π. παρὰ μαρτυρίας τὰς ῥήσεις (Demosthenes Orator) 2. to read publicly , (Polybius Historicus) (ML)

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GREEK · G8603

παράγγελμα

parangelma — a mobilization order

1. a message transmitted by beacons, (Aeschulus Tragicus) 2. an order, command , ἀπὸ παραγγέλματος by word of command , (Thucydides) 3. an instruction, precept , (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)

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GREEK · G8626

παραναλίσκω

paranaliskō — to uselessly consume

to spend amiss, to waste, squander , (Demosthenes Orator):—;Pass., of persons, to be sacrificed uselessly , 3rd plural aor1 παραναλώθησαν (Plutarch) (ML)

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GREEK · G8627

παράνομος

paranomos — lawbreaker

1. acting contrary to law, lawless , (Euripides) 2. of things, contrary to law, unlawful , (Aristophanes Comicus), etc.:—;adverb, παρανόμως, illegally , (Thucydides) 3. in attic law, παράνομα γράφειν, εἰπεῖν to propose an illegal measure , (Demosthenes Orator); παρανόμων γράφεσθαί τινα to indict one for proposing such a measure , (Demosthenes Orator): the indictment itself was παρανόμων γραφή (Aeschines Orator):—;in superlative, παρανομώτατα γεγραφότα (Aeschines Orator) (ML)

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Historical dictionary entry

Abounding in foliage, or abounding in caverns, (Gen. 21:21), a desert tract forming the north-eastern division of the peninsula of Sinai, lying between the ‘Arabah on the east and the wilderness of Shur on the west. It is intersected in a north-western direction by the Wady el-‘Arish. It bears the modern name of Badiet et-Tih, i.e., “the desert of the wanderings.” This district, through which the children of Israel wandered, lay three days’ march from Sinai (Num. 10:12, 33). From Kadesh, in this wilderness, spies (q.v.) were sent to spy the land (13:3, 26). Here, long afterwards, David found refuge from Saul (1 Sam. 25:1, 4).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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