verb
paragamō
Strong’sG3855
I pass by, depart, pass away
stem parag-10 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books5 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
παρ-άγω,
[in LXX chiefly for עבר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3855 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future παράξω Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect παραγέωχα Refs 2nd c.BC+:—lead by or past a place, with accusative loci, Refs 5th c.BC+; πάραγε πτέρυγας fly past, Refs 5th c.BC+; of a person, ἐν θριάμβῳ παράγεσθαι Refs 1st c.AD+
2 in Tactics, march the men up from the side, bring them from column into line, π. τοὺς ἐπὶ κέρως πορευομένους.. εἰς μέτωπον Refs 5th c.BC+
3 bring round or forward, ἀγκῶνα παρὰ τὸ στῆθος Refs 5th c.BC+; twist round or out of place, Refs 3rd c.AD+
4 π. ὑπόχυμα couch a cataract, Refs 2nd c.AD+
5 divert, ὑδραγωγόν Refs 1st c.AD+
II lead aside from the way, mislead, ἔννυχοι πάραγον κοῖται Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, φόβῳ παρηγόμην Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀπάτῃ π. ὑπό τινωνRefs 5th c.BC+
II.2 divert from one's course, influence, Μοίρας Refs 5th c.BC+: with accusative person et genitive of things, divert from, [τινὰ] τοῦ τῆς ῥητορικῆς τέλους Phld.[same place]; induce, lead to or into a thing, ἔς τι Refs 7th c.BC+:—passive, to be influenced, persuaded, οἷοι θυσίαις τε καὶ εὐχωλαῖς παράγεσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive, παρηγμένος μισθοῖς εἰργάσθαι τι Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 of things, lead aside: hence, wrest, π. τοὺς νόμους ἐπί τι pervert the laws to this end, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, τὰ γράμματα παρῆκται, from age, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.4 avert, πειθοῖ καὶ λόγῳ τὴν ἀνάγκην Refs 1st c.AD+
II.5 change slightly, of letters in the derivation of words, Refs 5th c.BC+: frequently in Grammars in passive, to be derived, ἀπό.. Refs 2nd c.BC+; ἐκ.. Refs; παρά with accusative, Refs: generally, to be formed, διὰ τοῦ θεν Refs; to be inflected, ἀντωνυμίαι ὡς ὀνόματα εἰς τὰ γένη καὶ τὰς πτώσεις π.Refs; ὁ ἀνδριὰς οὐ λέγεται ξύλον, ἀλλὰ παράγεται ξύλινος is called by a modification, Refs 4th c.BC+
III bring and set beside others, bring forward, introduce, ἐς μέσον Refs 5th c.BC+; π. εἰς τὸν δῆμον bring before the people, Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰς τὸ δικαστήριον before the court, Refs 5th c.BC+; also, bring forward as a witness, etc., τὸν ἥκοντα παρήγαγον Refs 4th c.BC+:—middle, μάρτυρα παραγόμενος Refs 5th c.BC+
III.b introduce on the stage, bring in, Refs 2nd c.AD+ de Comedy texts (CGF p.7); οἵους οἱ κωμῳδοδιδάσκαλοι π. ἀγροίκους Refs 4th c.BC+: hence, represent, portray, τοξότας αὐτοὺς παρήγαγον Refs 1st c.AD+
III.c produce, deliver, ἐπὶ τὰ χώματα καλαμείαν Refs 2nd c.BC+
III.2 bring in, with a notion of secrecy, ἄνδρας π. ἔσω Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, come in stealthily, slip in, π. γὰρ ἐνέρων δολιόπους ἀρωγὸς εἴσω στέγας Refs 5th c.BC+; of things, τὸ ὕδωρ ὀρύγμασι καὶ τάφροις εἰς τὸ πεδίον π. Refs 1st c.AD+
IV carry on, protract, τὴν πρᾶξιν Refs 1st c.BC+; π. τὸν χρόνον pass it, Refs 1st c.AD+; see below Refs 5th c.BC+
V direct, guide, κῆτος παραγόμενον εὐπειθῶς Refs
VI produce, create, Refs 3rd c.AD+; τὸ παράγον, opposed to τὸ παραγόμενον, Refs 5th c.AD+:—passive, ἀπὸ τῶν ἀτελεστέρων τελειότερα παράγεται Refs 4th c.AD+
VII draw along, ἄνωθεν κάτω τὰς χεῖρας (in massage), Refs 1st c.AD+
B intransitive, pass by, pass on one's way, Refs 5th c.BC+: also with accusative, pass by, μνήματα Refs 2nd c.BC+
B.2 pass away, LXX+NT:—in passive, NT
B.II pass along the coast, Refs 2nd c.BC+; simply, go, εἴσω πάραγε Refs 4th c.BC+
B.III delay (see. above Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| paragatōπαράγει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | passing by | 2× |
| paragotōπαράγεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | passing away | 2× |
| paragarōntosπαράγων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | passed by | 4× |
| paragarōntonπαράγοντά | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine | passing by | 1× |
| paragarōntoπαράγοντι | happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular masculine | went on | 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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paragamō | paragame | paragami | paragama | paragamē | paragamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | paragasō | paragase | paragasi | paragasa | paragasē | paragaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paragatō2×παράγει | paragate | paragati | paragata | paragatē | paragatelē |
| we 1st person plural | paraganō | paragane | paragani | paragana | paraganē | paraganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paragavō | paragave | paragavi | paragava | paragavē | paragavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | paragalō | paragale | paragali | paragala | paragalē | paragalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paragomō | paragome | paragomē | paragomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | paragosō | paragose | paragosē | paragoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paragotō2×παράγεται | paragote | paragotē | paragotelē |
| we 1st person plural | paragonō | paragone | paragonē | paragonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paragovō | paragove | paragovē | paragovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | paragolō | paragole | paragolē | paragolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paragameiō | paragameia | paragameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | paragaseiō | paragaseia | paragaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paragateiō | paragateia | paragateiē |
| we 1st person plural | paraganeiō | paraganeia | paraganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paragaveiō | paragaveia | paragaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | paragaleiō | paragaleia | paragaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paragomeiō | paragomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | paragoseiō | paragoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paragoteiō | paragoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | paragoneiō | paragoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paragoveiō | paragoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | paragoleiō | paragoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paragasōr | paragasar | paragasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paragatōr | paragatar | paragatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | paragavōr | paragavar | paragavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | paragalōr | paragalar | paragalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paragosōr | paragosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paragotōr | paragotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | paragovōr | paragovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | paragolōr | paragolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paragamoiō | paragamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | paragasoiō | paragasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paragatoiō | paragatoia |
| we 1st person plural | paraganoiō | paraganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | paragavoiō | paragavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | paragaloiō | paragaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paragomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | paragosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paragotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | paragonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | paragovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | paragoloiō |
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 | paragarō | paragari | paragara | paragarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | paragorō | paragorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 6 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | paragarōntos6×παράγων | paragarintos | paragarantos | paragarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | paragorōntos | paragorēntos |
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
parag 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
paragatō“passing by”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 20:30… para tan hodan, akouarantois hoti Iēsus paragatō, krazala legarōntois; Kurior, elēasar nin, huios …… When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of …
1 Corinthians 7:31… chrorōntois ton kosmon hōs mē katachrorōntois; paragatō gar tem schēmem tou kosmou houtou.… world in its present form is passing away.
paragotō“passing away”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
1 John 2:8“passing away”… kai en vi, hoti tas skotias paragotō kai tem fōtem tem alēthinem ēdē …… in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.
1 John 2:17kai tos kosmos paragotō kai tas epithumias autou, tos de …The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever …
paragarōntos“passed by”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine4×
Matthew 9:9Kai paragarōntos tos Iēsus ekeithen horata anthrōpon kathorōnton …As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man …
Mark 1:16“passed”Kai paragarōntos para tan thalassan tau Galilaiau horata …… walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and …
Mark 2:14“passed by”kai paragarōntos horata Levion ton tou Halfaiou kathorōnton …… along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got …
John 9:1“passed by”Kai paragarōntos horata anthrōpon tuflon ek genetau.… by, He saw a man blind from birth,
paragarōnton“passing by”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine1×
Mark 15:21Kai angareualō paragarōnton tinon Simōnon Kurēnaion erchorōnton apo agrou, …… father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the …
paragarōnto“went on”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular masculine1×
Matthew 9:27Kai paragarōnto ekeithen to Iēso akolouthala auto duo …As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed …