verb

parakouamō

Greekπαρακούω (parakouō)

Strong’sG3878

I refuse to hear, disobey, disregard

stem parakou-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur

Translated as

overhearing1×refuses to listen1×refuses to listen to1×

What it means

παρ-ακούω,

[in LXX: Es 3:3, 8 (עבר, עשׂה, c. neg.) 4:14 7:4 (חרשׁ hi.), Is 65:12 (שׁמע, c. neg.), I Es 4:11, To 3:4*;]

1. to overhear.

2. to hear amiss or imperfectly.

3. Later (as in LXX, Polyb., Plut.; also in π., v. MM, xviii), to hear without heeding, take no heed: Mk 5:36; c. gen., Mt 18:17.†

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

Strong’s G3878 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpar-ak-oo'-o

to mishear, i.e. (by implication) to disobey

Fromfrom G3844 and G191;

King Jamesneglect to hear.

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
parakouateiaπαρακούσῃ	happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular	refuses to listen	2×
parakouaratosπαρακούσας	happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine	overhearing	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, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	parakouamō	parakouame	parakouami	parakouama	parakouamē	parakouamelē
you 2nd person singular	parakouasō	parakouase	parakouasi	parakouasa	parakouasē	parakouaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	parakouatō	parakouate	parakouati	parakouata	parakouatē	parakouatelē
we 1st person plural	parakouanō	parakouane	parakouani	parakouana	parakouanē	parakouanelē
ye 2nd person plural	parakouavō	parakouave	parakouavi	parakouava	parakouavē	parakouavelē
they 3rd person plural	parakoualō	parakouale	parakouali	parakouala	parakoualē	parakoualelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	parakouameiō	parakouameia	parakouameiē
you 2nd person singular	parakouaseiō	parakouaseia	parakouaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	parakouateiō	parakouateia2×παρακούσῃ	parakouateiē
we 1st person plural	parakouaneiō	parakouaneia	parakouaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	parakouaveiō	parakouaveia	parakouaveiē
they 3rd person plural	parakoualeiō	parakoualeia	parakoualeiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	parakouasōr	parakouasar	parakouasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	parakouatōr	parakouatar	parakouatēr
ye 2nd person plural	parakouavōr	parakouavar	parakouavēr
they 3rd person plural	parakoualōr	parakoualar	parakoualēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	parakouamoiō	parakouamoia
you 2nd person singular	parakouasoiō	parakouasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	parakouatoiō	parakouatoia
we 1st person plural	parakouanoiō	parakouanoia
ye 2nd person plural	parakouavoiō	parakouavoia
they 3rd person plural	parakoualoiō	parakoualoia

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	parakouarō	parakouari	parakouara	parakouarē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	parakouarōtos	parakouaritos	parakouaratos1×παρακούσας	parakouarētos

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

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

parakou 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

parakouateia“refuses to listen”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular2×

Matthew 18:17“refuses to listen to”ean de parakouateia autoiu, legasar ta ekklēsa; ean de kai tau ekklēsau parakouateia, atōr si hōsper tos ethnikos kai tos telōnos.If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

Matthew 18:17“refuses to listen”ean de parakouateia autoiu, legasar ta ekklēsa; ean de kai tau ekklēsau parakouateia, atōr si hōsper tos ethnikos kai tos telōnos.If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

parakouaratos“overhearing”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×

Mark 5:36“overhearing”tos de Iēsus parakouaratos ton logon lalirōton legatō to archisunagōgo; Mē fobesōr, monem pisteuasōr.But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”