verb

parabainamō

Greekπαραβαίνω (parabainō)

Strong’sG3845

I transgress

stem parabain-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur

Translated as

break2×turned aside1×

What it means

παρα-βαίνω,

[in LXX for סוּר, עבר, פּרר hi., שׂטה, etc.;]

1. in Hom. (twice), to go by the side of, stand beside.

2. In Æsch., Herod., Thuc., al., to go past or pass over, chiefly metaph., to overstep, violate, transgress (Jos 7:11, Ez 16:59, Si 40:14, al.): τ. παράδοσιν, Mt 15:2; τ. ἐντολήν, Mt 15:3; seq. ἀπό (as סוּר מִן, De 17:20, al.), to turn aside, fall away (cf. π. τῆς ἀληθείας, Arist., Cael., i, 5, 2): Ac 1:25.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3845 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpar-ab-ah'-ee-no

to go contrary to, i.e. violate a command

Fromfrom G3844 and the base of G939;

King James(by) transgress(-ion).

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
parabainavōπαραβαίνετε	happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural	break	1×
parabainalōπαραβαίνουσιν	happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural	break	1×
parabainataπαρέβη	happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular	turned aside	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	parabainamō	parabainame	parabainami	parabainama	parabainamē	parabainamelē
you 2nd person singular	parabainasō	parabainase	parabainasi	parabainasa	parabainasē	parabainaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	parabainatō	parabainate	parabainati	parabainata1×παρέβη	parabainatē	parabainatelē
we 1st person plural	parabainanō	parabainane	parabainani	parabainana	parabainanē	parabainanelē
ye 2nd person plural	parabainavō1×παραβαίνετε	parabainave	parabainavi	parabainava	parabainavē	parabainavelē
they 3rd person plural	parabainalō1×παραβαίνουσιν	parabainale	parabainali	parabainala	parabainalē	parabainalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	parabainameiō	parabainameia	parabainameiē
you 2nd person singular	parabainaseiō	parabainaseia	parabainaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	parabainateiō	parabainateia	parabainateiē
we 1st person plural	parabainaneiō	parabainaneia	parabainaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	parabainaveiō	parabainaveia	parabainaveiē
they 3rd person plural	parabainaleiō	parabainaleia	parabainaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	parabainasōr	parabainasar	parabainasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	parabainatōr	parabainatar	parabainatēr
ye 2nd person plural	parabainavōr	parabainavar	parabainavēr
they 3rd person plural	parabainalōr	parabainalar	parabainalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	parabainamoiō	parabainamoia
you 2nd person singular	parabainasoiō	parabainasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	parabainatoiō	parabainatoia
we 1st person plural	parabainanoiō	parabainanoia
ye 2nd person plural	parabainavoiō	parabainavoia
they 3rd person plural	parabainaloiō	parabainaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	parabainarō	parabainari	parabainara	parabainarē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	parabainarōtos	parabainaritos	parabainaratos	parabainarētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

parabainstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

parabain is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

parabainavō“break”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×

Matthew 15:3“break”tos de apokriniratos legata autoi; Dia tinem kai vis parabainavō tan entolan tou theou dia tan paradosian vu?Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

parabainalō“break”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×

Matthew 15:2“break”Dia tinem tois mathētois su parabainalō tan paradosian toiu presbuteroiu? ouk gar niptelō tain cheirain autoiu hotan arton esthialeiō.“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

parabainata“turned aside”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Acts 1:25“turned aside”lambara ton topon tau diakoniau houtau kai apostolau, apo hau parabainata Ioudaos poreuira eis ton topon ton idion.to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.”