Lexicon
παρανομέω
paranomeō
G3891
G:V Greek

to break the law

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Paranomeo describes acting against the law while participating in a judgment conducted according to it.

The sole attested use describes violating the law in the very act of judging according to it and ordering someone to be struck.

Senses in use

  1. Violating the law while judging · dominant

    In Acts 23:3, the present active masculine singular participle characterizes the person who sits judging Paul according to the law yet orders him to be struck; the APB renders the clause, "and breaking the law you order me to be struck."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 23:3, the APB presents the action as "breaking the law" in connection with ordering Paul to be struck. The verse is read as a whole.

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