verb
parakuptamō
Strong’sG3879
I stoop, peer in, look down
stem parakupt-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 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.
παρα-κύπτω,
[in LXX chiefly for שׁקף ni., hi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3879 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
poetry παρκύπτω, stoop sideways, of the attitude of a bad harp-player, Refs 5th c.BC+; lean over a railing, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II stoop for the purpose of looking, and so,
II.1 look sideways at, cast a careless glance on a thing, παρακύψαντ᾽ ἐπὶ τὸν τῆς πόλεως πόλεμον Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 peep out of a door or window, ἐκ θυρίδος Refs 5th c.BC+; of girls peeping after a lover, LXX+3rd c.BC+; π. τὸν ἐραστὴν ἰδεῖν so as to see him, Refs 1st c.AD+ a hope of safety peeped out, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὀδόντων παρακυψάντων, of the first teeth, Refs 2nd c.AD+: followed by an interrogative clause, peep out and see, π. τίς ἄνεμος πνεῖ Refs 2nd c.AD+ — passive, θυρίδες παρακυπτόμεναι probably out of which people look, LXX
II.3 of persons outside a place, peep in, look in, εἰς οἰκίανLXX+NT; παρακύψας βλέπειNT+2nd c.AD+; of a thing, appear in, ἐς ἀρχόν Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 meddle with, πράγματι Refs 3rd c.AD+
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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| parakuptataπαρέκυψεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | bent over to look | 1× |
| parakuptaraπαρακύψαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | look | 1× |
| parakuptarantosπαρακύψας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | looks | 3× |
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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | parakuptamō | parakuptame | parakuptami | parakuptama | parakuptamē | parakuptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | parakuptasō | parakuptase | parakuptasi | parakuptasa | parakuptasē | parakuptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parakuptatō | parakuptate | parakuptati | parakuptata1×παρέκυψεν | parakuptatē | parakuptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | parakuptanō | parakuptane | parakuptani | parakuptana | parakuptanē | parakuptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | parakuptavō | parakuptave | parakuptavi | parakuptava | parakuptavē | parakuptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | parakuptalō | parakuptale | parakuptali | parakuptala | parakuptalē | parakuptalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | parakuptameiō | parakuptameia | parakuptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | parakuptaseiō | parakuptaseia | parakuptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parakuptateiō | parakuptateia | parakuptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | parakuptaneiō | parakuptaneia | parakuptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | parakuptaveiō | parakuptaveia | parakuptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | parakuptaleiō | parakuptaleia | parakuptaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | parakuptasōr | parakuptasar | parakuptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parakuptatōr | parakuptatar | parakuptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | parakuptavōr | parakuptavar | parakuptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | parakuptalōr | parakuptalar | parakuptalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | parakuptamoiō | parakuptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | parakuptasoiō | parakuptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parakuptatoiō | parakuptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | parakuptanoiō | parakuptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | parakuptavoiō | parakuptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | parakuptaloiō | parakuptaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | parakuptarō | parakuptari | parakuptara1×παρακύψαι | parakuptarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | parakuptarōntos | parakuptarintos | parakuptarantos3×παρακύψας | parakuptarēntos |
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
parakupt 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.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
parakuptata“bent over to look”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 20:11“bent over to look”… mnēmeie exō klaiarōntas. hōs oun klaiate parakuptata eis tem mnēmeiem,… Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,
parakuptara“look”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
1 Peter 1:12… apo ouranou, eis heim epithumalō angelois parakuptara.… from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
parakuptarantos“looks”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine3×
Luke 24:12“stooping and looking in”… anastēarantos trechata epi tem mnēmeiem; kai parakuptarantos blepatō teim othonieim moneim; kai aperchata …Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. And after bending down and seeing only the linen cloths, he went away, wondering to …
John 20:5“stooping down”kai parakuptarantos blepatō keiorōnteim teim othonieim, ouk mentoi …… bent down and looked in at the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.
James 1:25tos de parakuptarantos eis nomon teleion ton tau eleutheriau …But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of …