"lame, palsied, used only as a noun in NT, paralytic, Mt. 4:24; 8:6; 9:2, 6"
Definition and meaning
lame, palsied, used only as a noun in NT, paralytic, Mt. 4:24; 8:6; 9:2, 6
In the original Greek the word is written: παραλυτικός
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
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 paralytikos (G3885) across the King James Bible.
And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins,(then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins,(he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
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Common questions
Strong's G3885 (paralytikos) is a Greek word that means: lame, palsied, used only as a noun in NT, paralytic, Mt. 4:24; 8:6; 9:2, 6 It appears 9 times in the King James Bible.
The word paralytikos (G3885) appears 9 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3885 is paralytikos, a Greek word defined as: lame, palsied, used only as a noun in NT, paralytic, Mt. 4:24; 8:6; 9:2, 6. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
paralytikos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.