Definition

to be opposed to law, i.e. to transgress

Etymology

from a compound of G3844 (παρά) and G3551 (νόμος);

Word family

• παρά pará
• νόμος nómos

How the KJV renders it

• contrary to law

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.