"a park, a forest where wild beasts were kept for hunting; a pleasure-park, a garden of trees of various kinds; used in the LXX for the Garden of Eden; in NT the celestial paradise, Lk. 23:43; 2 Cor. 12:4; Rev. 2:7*"
Definition and meaning
a park, a forest where wild beasts were kept for hunting; a pleasure-park, a garden of trees of various kinds; used in the LXX for the Garden of Eden; in NT the celestial paradise, Lk. 23:43; 2 Cor. 12:4; Rev. 2:7*
In the original Greek the word is written: παράδεισος
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 paradeisos (G3857) across the King James Bible.
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
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Common questions
Strong's G3857 (paradeisos) is a Greek word that means: a park, a forest where wild beasts were kept for hunting; a pleasure-park, a garden of trees of various kinds; used in the LXX for the Garden of Eden; in NT the celestial paradise, Lk. 23:43; 2 Cor. 1... It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word paradeisos (G3857) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3857 is paradeisos, a Greek word defined as: a park, a forest where wild beasts were kept for hunting; a pleasure-park, a garden of trees of various kinds; used in the LXX for the Garden of Eden;. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
paradeisos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.