Strong's Greek · G3886

παραλύω

paralýō

feeble, sick of the (taken with) palsy

Definition

to loosen beside, i.e. relax (perfect passive participle, paralyzed or enfeebled)

Derivation

from G3844 (παρά) and G3089 (λύω);

Appears 5 times in Scripture

Luke 5:18

Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,

Acts 9:33

There he found a man named Aeneas who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.

Luke 5:24

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”

Acts 8:7

With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.

Hebrews 12:12

Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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