"transgressor, violator of law, Rom. 2:25, 27; Gal. 2:18; Jas. 2:9, 11*"
Definition and meaning
transgressor, violator of law, Rom. 2:25, 27; Gal. 2:18; Jas. 2:9, 11*
In the original Greek the word is written: παραβάτης
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of parabates (G3848) across the King James Bible.
For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.
And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?
For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.
But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
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Common questions
Strong's G3848 (parabates) is a Greek word that means: transgressor, violator of law, Rom. 2:25, 27; Gal. 2:18; Jas. 2:9, 11* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word parabates (G3848) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3848 is parabates, a Greek word defined as: transgressor, violator of law, Rom. 2:25, 27; Gal. 2:18; Jas. 2:9, 11*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
parabates is a Greek word found in the New Testament.