Parasēmos παράσημος
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| παράσημος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | parasēmos |
| Strong's number | G3902 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | figurehead |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Parasēmos (Greek παράσημος, Strong's G3902) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “figurehead”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
παράσημος, -ον
(σῆμα, a mark) [in LXX: 3Ma.2:29 * ;]
1. in cl., marked amiss, spurious, counterfeit. Later,
2. marked at the side, annotated (Plut.).
3. marked with a sign (LXX); as subst., a figurehead : Act.28:11 (see MM, xix).†
(AS)
(σῆμα, a mark) [in LXX: 3Ma.2:29 * ;]
1. in cl., marked amiss, spurious, counterfeit. Later,
2. marked at the side, annotated (Plut.).
3. marked with a sign (LXX); as subst., a figurehead : Act.28:11 (see MM, xix).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | sign (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | figurehead (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Parasēmos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 28:11And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).