verb

parakuptamō

Greekπαρακύπτω (parakuptō)

Strong’sG3879

I stoop, peer in, look down

stem parakupt-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 forms occur

Translated as

bent over to look1×look1×looks1×stooping and looking in1×stooping down1×

What it means

παρα-κύπτω,

[in LXX chiefly for שׁקף ni., hi.;]

1. to stoop sideways.

2. to stoop to look: Lk 24:12 (R, txt.), Jo 20:5, 11. Metaph. (v. Hort, Ja., in l.), to look into: seq. εἰς, Ja 1:25, I Pe 1:12.†

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

Saidpar-ak-oop'-to

to bend beside, i.e. lean over (so as to peer within)

Fromfrom G3844 and G2955;

King Jameslook (into), stoop down.

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
parakuptataπαρέκυψεν	happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular	bent over to look	1×
parakuptaraπαρακύψαι	happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive	look	1×
parakuptaratosπαρακύψας	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	parakuptarōtos	parakuptaritos	parakuptaratos3×παρακύψας	parakuptarētos

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

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

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

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”Marias de histanatelē pros te mnēmeie exō klaiarōtas. hōs oun klaiate parakuptata eis tem mnēmeiem,But 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“look”hoi apokaluptita hoti ouk heautoi vi de diakonale auteim, heim nun anangellita vi dia toiu euangelizeratoiu vin pneume hagie apostelirate apo ouranou, eis heim epithumalō angelois parakuptara.It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.

parakuptaratos“looks”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine3×

Luke 24:12“stooping and looking in”Tos de Petros anistanaratos trechata epi tem mnēmeiem; kai parakuptaratos blepatō teim othonieim moneim; kai aperchata pros heauton thaumazarōtos tem ginarētem.Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. And after bending down and seeing only the linen cloths, he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.

John 20:5“stooping down”kai parakuptaratos blepatō keierōteim teim othonieim, ouk mentoi eiserchata.He bent down and looked in at the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.

James 1:25“looks”tos de parakuptaratos eis nomon teleion ton tau eleutheriau kai paramenaratos, ouk akroatos epilēsmonau gineratos alla poiētos ergeu, houtos makarios en ta poiēsia autou eti.But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so — not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer — he will be blessed in what he does.