παράδεισος
paradeisos · paradise
Greek word · Strong’s number G3857 · appears 3 times in the Bible
What is the Strong number?
Strong’s number identifies this word: use it to find the same word in other study tools.What it means
paradeisos (παράδεισος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “paradise”.
A garden; God's garden, the dwelling of the righteous dead.
How to say it
pa·ra·dei·sos
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A garden; God's place where his own are.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
Where it appears
- Luke 23:43
And he said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
- 2 Corinthians 12:4
that he was caught up into paradise and heard inexpressible words, which it is not permitted for a human being to speak.
- Revelation 2:7
Whoever has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To the one who conquers I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.