verb
parainamō
Greekπαραινέω (paraineō)
Strong’sG3867
I admonish, advise, exhort
stem parain-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** παρ-αινέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX: II Mac 7:25, 26, III Mac 5:17 7:12*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3867 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| parainamōπαραινῶ | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | urge | 1× |
| parainateπαρῄνει | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | advised | 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, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | parainamō1×παραινῶ | parainame | parainami | parainama | parainamē | parainamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | parainasō | parainase | parainasi | parainasa | parainasē | parainaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parainatō | parainate1×παρῄνει | parainati | parainata | parainatē | parainatelē |
| we 1st person plural | parainanō | parainane | parainani | parainana | parainanē | parainanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | parainavō | parainave | parainavi | parainava | parainavē | parainavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | parainalō | parainale | parainali | parainala | parainalē | parainalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | parainameiō | parainameia | parainameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | parainaseiō | parainaseia | parainaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parainateiō | parainateia | parainateiē |
| we 1st person plural | parainaneiō | parainaneia | parainaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | parainaveiō | parainaveia | parainaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | parainaleiō | parainaleia | parainaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | parainasōr | parainasar | parainasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parainatōr | parainatar | parainatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | parainavōr | parainavar | parainavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | parainalōr | parainalar | parainalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | parainamoiō | parainamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | parainasoiō | parainasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parainatoiō | parainatoia |
| we 1st person plural | parainanoiō | parainanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | parainavoiō | parainavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | parainaloiō | parainaloia |
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 | parainarō | parainari | parainara | parainarē |
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 | parainarōtos | parainaritos | parainaratos | parainarētos |
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
parain 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
parainamō“urge”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
Acts 27:22“urge”kai teim nun parainamō vin euthumarō, apobolas gar psuchau oudenas eti ek vu plēn teu ploieu;But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.
parainate“advised”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 27:9“advised”Hikanou de chronou diagineratou kai arōtou ēdē episfalou tou plouou dia tem kai tan nēsteian ēdē parercharē, parainate tos PaulosBy now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,