exception of the known uses of the word. In the LXX, parapiptō is used to translate several different Hebrew words, the most frequent of which is maʿal. The most common usage is that of “transgressing” against the Lord, though never in the sense of irremediable apostasy. A good example is Ezek 20:27, where the LXX uses parepeson (from parapiptō) in the sense of “transgress” against the Lord by profaning the Sabbath and by idolatry. The meaning of parapiptō must be considered against the background