παρά-δοσις, -ews, ἡ, (παραδίδωμι), α giving over, giving up; i. 6. 1. the act of giving up, the surrender: of cities, Polyb. 9, 25,5; Joseph. b. j. 1, 8, 6; χρημάτων, Aristot. pol. 5, 7, 11 p. 1809", 10. 2. a giving over which is done by word of mouth or in writing, i. e. tradition by instruction, narrative, precept, ete. (see mapaδίδωμι, 4); hence i. q. instruction, Epict. diss. 2, 23, 40; joined with διδασκαλία, Plat. legg. 7 p. 803 a. objectively, what is delivered, the substance of the teaching: so of Paul’s teaching, 2 Th. iii. 6 ; in plur. of the particular injunctions of Paul’s instruction, 1 Co. xi. 2; 2 Th. ii. 15. used in the sing. of a written narrative, Joseph. 6. Ap. 1,9, 2; 10,2; again, of the body of precepts, esp. ritual, which in the opinion of the later Jews were orally delivered by Moses and orally transmitted in unbroken succession to subsequent generations, which precepts, both illustrating and expanding the written law, as they did, were to be obeyed with equal reverence (Joseph. antt. 13, 10, 6 distinguishes between τὰ ἐκ παραδόσεως τῶν πατέρων and τὰ γεγραμμένα, i. 6. τὰ ἐν τοῖς Μωῦσέως νόμοις γεγραμμένα νόμιμα) : Mt. xv. 2 sq. 6; Mk. vii. 3, 5,9, 13; with τῶν ἀνθρώπων added, as opp. to the divine teachings, Mk. vii. 8; Col. ii. 8 [where see Bp. Lghtft.]; πατρικαὶ παραδόσεις, precepts received from the fathers, whether handed down in the O. T. books or orally, Gal. i. 14 [(al. restrict the word here to the extra-biblical traditions; cf. Meyer or Bp. Lghtft. ad loc.). Cf. B. D. Am. ed. 5. v. Tradition. ]

παράδοσις paradosis 13x

delivery, handing over, transmission; in NT what is transmitted in the way of teaching, precept, doctrine, 1 Cor. 11:2; 2 Thess. 2:15; 3:6; tradition, traditionary law, handed down from age to age, Mt. 15:2, 3, 6

παρά-δοσις, -εως, ἡ

(< παραδίδωμι), [in LXX: Es 7:26 (אֱסוּר), Je 39 (32):4 (נתן ni.), Je 41 (34):2*;]

a handing down or over, transfer, transmission (Arist., Polyb., al., LXX).

tradition of doctrine (Plat., Epict., al.); by meton., of the doctrine itself : Mt 15:2, 3, 6, Mk 7:3 ff., I Co 11:2, Ga 1:14, Col 2:8, II Th 2:15 3:9.†

παράδοσις in itself signifies an act of “" transmission” or ‘‘ delivery’ as in P Grenf IT. 46 (a)® (A.D. 139) παρέτυχον τῇ γενομένηι παραδόσει, in connexion with the official inspection of a freight, BGU IV. 1047'"""! (time of Hadrian) τὴν yeyovu[ta]y αὐτοῖς παράδοσιν, P Oxy X. 12627 (A.D. 197) ἐπὶ παραλήμψεω(ς) kal παραδόσεως σπερμάτ(ων), ‘for the receiving and delivery of seed” (cf. Phil 418), and P Fay 1295 (ili/A.D.) ἐτάξατο πάντως καταβῆναι τῇ ἑνδεκάτῃ καὶ τὴν παράδοσιν ποιήσασθαι, “he appointed for certain the

παράδοσις (paradosis) — tradition. παρά-δοσις, εως, ἡ, handing down, bequeathing, transmission, τοῦ σκήπτρου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; handing over, transfer, ἡ π. τῶν χρημάτων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σίτου, etc., [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; τῆς βασιλείας [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἐν παραδόσει παραλαμβάνειν ἀεί, of a reserve fund, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

2. transmission of legends, doctrines, etc., tradition, διδασκαλία καὶ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; treatment, exposition, ὅπως πᾶσιν εὐπαρακολούθητος γένηται ἡ π. [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἡ βοτανικὴ π. the subject of botany, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σύντομος π. succinct account, [Refs 5th c.AD+]

2. b in military sense, transmission of orders, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

3. that which is handed down or bequeathed, tradition, doctrine, teaching, ἡ π. τῶν πρεσβυτέρων [NT+5th c.AD+]: also in Grammars, Ἑλληνικὴ π. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; in textual criticism, defined as ἡ τῶν γραμματικῶν μαρτυρία, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]

II. surrender, πόλεως [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκ παραδόσεως, opposed to κατὰ κράτος, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; giving up to punishment or torture, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.2. Astrology texts, handing over, τῶν χρόνων [Refs 2nd c.AD+]