Lexical Summary
paraluó: To weaken, to disable, to paralyze
Original Word: παραλύω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: paraluó
Pronunciation: pah-rah-LOO-oh
Phonetic Spelling: (par-al-oo'-o)
KJV: feeble, sick of the (taken with) palsy
NASB: paralyzed, feeble, paralytic
Word Origin: [from G3844 (παρά - than) and G3089 (λύω - untie)]
1. to loosen beside, i.e. relax (perfect passive participle, paralyzed or enfeebled)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
to weaken, disable, paralyze
From para and luo; to loosen beside, i.e. Relax (perfect passive participle, paralyzed or enfeebled) -- feeble, sick of the (taken with) palsy.
see GREEK para
see GREEK luo
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
para and
luóDefinitionto loose from the side
NASB Translationfeeble (1), paralytic (1), paralyzed (3).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3886: παραλύωπαραλύω: (perfect passive participle
παραλελυμένος); properly,
to loose on one side or from the side (cf.
παρά, IV. 1);
to loose or part things placed side by side; to loosen, dissolve, hence, to weaken, enfeeble:
παραλελυμένος,
suffering from the relaxing of the nerves, unstrung, weak of limb (palsied), Luke 5:18, 24 ((not
L WH marginal reading) see
παραλυτικός);
Acts 8:7;
Acts 9:33;
παραλελυμένα γόνατα, i. e. tottering, weakened, feeble knees,
Hebrews 12:12;
Isaiah 35:3; Sir. 25:23;
χεῖρες παραλελυμένα Ezekiel 7:27;
Jeremiah 6:24; (
Jeremiah 27:15, 43
