Parabasis denotes an act described in relation to a law, command, or covenant, with consequences or redemption in view.

The occurrences predominantly present the noun as an act set against a stated law, command, or covenant: it is connected with dishonoring God through the law, the absence of law, and acts committed under the first covenant. The remaining verses place such acts within broader contexts of deception, recompense, the law's addition, and Adam's act.

1. Violation in relation to law or covenant · dominant

   In Romans 2:23, the genitive singular form occurs in the clause about dishonoring God through an act involving the law; in Romans 4:15, the nominative singular is contrasted with the absence of law. The plural genitive forms in Galatians 3:19 and Hebrews 9:15 occur where the APB renders acts connected respectively with the law's addition and acts committed under the first covenant.

   Romans 2:23Romans 4:15Galatians 3:19Hebrews 9:15
2. A culpable act receiving consequence · common

   In Hebrews 2:2, the nominative singular stands in the statement that every such act and disobedience received just recompense. In 1 Timothy 2:14, the dative singular occurs in the report that the deceived woman became a transgressor, while Romans 5:14 refers to Adam's act as a comparison for those who had not sinned in its likeness.

   Hebrews 2:21 Timothy 2:14Romans 5:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "transgression" or "transgressions" in the clauses of Romans 2:23, Romans 4:15, Galatians 3:19, Hebrews 2:2, Hebrews 9:15, and Romans 5:14, while 1 Timothy 2:14 says "became a transgressor." These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate a precise English equivalent in every case.