G3886

παραλύω

paraluōG:V

to paralyze

παρα-λύω [in LXX: Jer.6:24, Jer 27:43, Eze.21:7 (רָפָה), etc. ;] __1. to loose from the side, set free. __2. to weaken, enfeeble; pass., to be en­feebled, esp. by a paralytic stroke: Luk.5:18, 24, Act.8:7 9:33, Heb.12:12" (LXX) .† (AS)

The KJV translates G3886 in the following manner:

palsy (6x), feeble (2x), palsies (2x)

Full Thayer's lexicon entry

παραλύω — paralýō

παραλύω: (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), Luk 5:18; Luk 5:24 ((not L WH marginal reading) see παραλυτικός); Act 8:7; Act 9:33; παραλελυμένα γόνατα, i. e. tottering, weakened, feeble knees, Heb 12:12; Isa 35:3; Sir 25:23; χεῖρες παραλελυμένα Eze 7:27; Jer 6:24; (Jeremiah 27:15, 43 ); παρελύοντο αἱ δεξιαι, of combatants, Josephus, b. j. 3, 8, 6; παρελύθη καί οὐκ ἐδύνατο ἔτι λαλῆσαι λόγον, 1Ma 9:55, where cf. Grimm; σωματική δυνάμει παραλελυμένα, Polybius 32, 23, 1; τοῖς σωμασι καί ταῖς ψυχαῖς, id. 20, 10, 9.'

5 occurrences

Luke (2), Acts (2), Hebrews (1)