Strong’s G3872 · Greek

παρακαταθήκη
parakatathḗkē

Definition

something put down alongside, i.e. a deposit (sacred trust)

Etymology

from a compound of G3844 (παρά) and G2698 (κατατίθημι);

Where the KJV renders it

  • that (thing) which is committed (un-)to (trust)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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