Lexical Definition

‎παράβασις‎ parábasis (par-ab'-as-is) transgression ^G:N-F
from ‎παραβαίνω‎

breaking, transgression.

• violation

Abbott-Smith

παρά-βασις, -εως, ἡ (< παραβαίνω), [in LXX: Ps 100 (101):3* (סֵטִים), IV Ki 2:24 A, Wi 14:31, II Mac 15:10*;]
1. a going aside, a deviation (Arist.).
2. In later writers, an overstepping; metaph., transgression (Plut., al.): Ro 4:15 5:14, He 2:2 9:15; τ. νόμου, Ro 2:23; ἐν π., I Ti 2:14; τ. παραβάσεων χάριν, Ga 3:19.
SYN.: v.s. ἁμαρτία.

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

παράβασις-βᾰσις,

Epic dialect παραίβ-, εως, ἡ, going aside, escape, παραίβασις ἔσσετ᾽ ὀλέθρου [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; deviation, variant in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; digression, [Refs 1st c.BC+]

__2 of the action of walking, π. καὶ παράβασιςλλαξις σκελῶν [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__3 transition, passage, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II overstepping, ὅρων [Refs 1st c.BC+]: absolutely, transgression, [LXX+NT+1st c.AD+]; error, illusion, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; compare παραβασία.
__III parabasis, a part of the Old Comedy, in which the Chorus came forward (compare παραβαίνω IV) and addressed the audience in the Poet's name, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Gal.3.19}