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παράλιος
paralios
G3882
G:N Greek

seaside

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Paralios describes the coastal region from which people came in Luke 6:17.

The attested use identifies a coastal region as the place from which part of the gathered multitude came.

Senses in use

  1. Coastal region as a place of origin · dominant

    In Luke 6:17, the genitive singular feminine form occurs in the phrase naming the region of Tyre and Sidon from which people came; the APB renders the larger clause as people coming from “the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 6:17, the APB presents the relevant phrase as “the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon.” This rendering confirms the clause’s regional setting rather than isolating the term word for word.

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