Paradosis παράδοσις

Paradosis (Greek παράδοσις, Strong's G3862) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “tradition”. It occurs 13 times in 13 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Paradosis, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 15:2
  Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
• Matthew 15:3
  But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
• Matthew 15:6
  And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

Mark

• Mark 7:3
  For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.
• Mark 7:5
  Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”
• Mark 7:8
  For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”
• Mark 7:9
  And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.
• Mark 7:13
  Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 11:2
  Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.

Galatians

• Galatians 1:14
  And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

Colossians

• Colossians 2:8
  Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.

2 Thessalonians

• 2 Thessalonians 2:15
  Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.Therefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:6
  Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).