ΠΑΡΆΔΕΙΣΟΣ: παράδεισος, -ου, ὁ [ (an Oriental word, first used by Xen. of the parks of Persian kings and nobles), [in LXX chiefly for גַּן, Ge 1:8 ff., al.; also for עֵדֶן, Is 51:3; פַּרְדֵּס, Ne 2:8, Ec 2:5;] ] 1. . a park, pleasure-ground, garden (LXX), an orchard (in π., v. MM, ii, xviii; Deiss., BS, 148).
2. . Paradise, the abode of the blessed dead: Lk 23:43, II Co 12:4, Re 2:7.†