verb
parangelamō
Strong’sG3853
I notify, command, charge
stem parangel-32 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books15 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
παραγγέλλω means to command, order, or charge someone — to give a directive or instruction that others are expected to follow 1234. This is the sense in which the word is used throughout the New Testament, whether given to a group or an individual, and whether the content of the order is stated directly or introduced by "that" or "not to" 1. Strong's brings out the same idea with the phrases "give in charge," "give command(ment)," and "declare" 2.
In earlier classical Greek, before this sense of commanding developed, the word could also mean simply to pass on or transmit a message — relaying word from one party to another, as in the passing of a signal or report 13. This older use is not the way the New Testament employs the word 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
παρ-αγγέλλω
(< παρά, ἀγγὲλλω), [in LXX for שׁמע pi., hi., etc.;]
SYN.: v.s. ἐντέλλω.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3853 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -ελῶ: aorist 2 infinitive passive παραγγελῆναι Refs 3rd c.BC+:—pass on or transmit a message, σέλας παραγγείλασα Μακίστου σκοπαῖς (nisi to be read παρηγγάρευσε) Refs 5th c.BC+
II give orders, give the word of command, especially of a general, Refs 5th c.BC+; τισὶ ὅπως with future, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. ὅπως ἂν.. give orders to the end that.., Refs: with accusative of things only, order, π. παρασκευὴν σίτου order corn to be supplied, NT+5th c.BC+passive, τὰ παραγγελλόμενα orders, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 recommend, exhort (not so strong as κελεύω), π. τινὶ πράσσειν τι Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 summon to appear, π. παραγίνεσθαι ἐπὶ τὸ κριτήριον Refs 2nd c.BC+
II.4 of a physician, prescribe, τι Refs 4th c.BC+
II.5 τὰ παρηγγελμένα the points we have enjoined, Refs
III encourage, cheer on, with accusative, ἵππους Refs 6th c.BC+; π. εἰς ὅπλα call to arms, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV summon to one's help, especially in politics, summon one's partisans, form a cabal, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV.2 π. τὴν ἀρχήν canvass for office, Refs 1st c.BC+ to be candidate for.., Refs 2nd c.AD+
IV.3 ἐκ μειρακίων π. εἰς ἄνδρα claim one's majority, Refs 2nd 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| parangelamōπαραγγέλλω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | charge | 3× |
| parangelatōπαραγγέλλει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | commands | 2× |
| parangelanōπαραγγέλλομεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | command | 3× |
| parangelateπαρήγγελλεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | for he gave orders | 1× |
| parangelaneπαρηγγέλλομεν | was happening · weimperfect active indicative 1st person plural | commanded | 1× |
| parangelataπαρήγγειλεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | commanded | 6× |
| parangelanaπαρηγγείλαμεν | happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural | charge | 2× |
| parangelalaπαρήγγειλαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | ordered | 2× |
| parangelaseiaπαραγγείλῃς | happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular | instruct | 1× |
| parangelasōrπαράγγελλε | happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular | command | 3× |
| parangelarōπαραγγέλλειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | command | 1× |
| parangelarōntosπαραγγέλλων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | giving … instruction | 1× |
| parangelarantosπαραγγείλας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | ordering | 4× |
| parangelarantoisπαραγγείλαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | commanding | 1× |
| parangelorēnteimπαρηγγελμένα | has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle direct plural neuter | commanded | 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, 20 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 | parangelamō3×παραγγέλλω | parangelame | parangelami | parangelama | parangelamē | parangelamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | parangelasō | parangelase | parangelasi | parangelasa | parangelasē | parangelaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parangelatō2×παραγγέλλει | parangelate1×παρήγγελλεν | parangelati | parangelata6×παρήγγειλεν | parangelatē | parangelatelē |
| we 1st person plural | parangelanō3×παραγγέλλομεν | parangelane1×παρηγγέλλομεν | parangelani | parangelana2×παρηγγείλαμεν | parangelanē | parangelanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | parangelavō | parangelave | parangelavi | parangelava | parangelavē | parangelavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | parangelalō | parangelale | parangelali | parangelala2×παρήγγειλαν | parangelalē | parangelalelē |
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 | parangelomō | parangelome | parangelomē | parangelomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | parangelosō | parangelose | parangelosē | parangeloselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parangelotō | parangelote | parangelotē | parangelotelē |
| we 1st person plural | parangelonō | parangelone | parangelonē | parangelonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | parangelovō | parangelove | parangelovē | parangelovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | parangelolō | parangelole | parangelolē | parangelolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | parangelameiō | parangelameia | parangelameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | parangelaseiō | parangelaseia1×παραγγείλῃς | parangelaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parangelateiō | parangelateia | parangelateiē |
| we 1st person plural | parangelaneiō | parangelaneia | parangelaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | parangelaveiō | parangelaveia | parangelaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | parangelaleiō | parangelaleia | parangelaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | parangelomeiō | parangelomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | parangeloseiō | parangeloseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parangeloteiō | parangeloteiē |
| we 1st person plural | parangeloneiō | parangeloneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | parangeloveiō | parangeloveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | parangeloleiō | parangeloleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | parangelasōr3×παράγγελλε | parangelasar | parangelasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parangelatōr | parangelatar | parangelatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | parangelavōr | parangelavar | parangelavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | parangelalōr | parangelalar | parangelalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | parangelosōr | parangelosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parangelotōr | parangelotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | parangelovōr | parangelovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | parangelolōr | parangelolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | parangelamoiō | parangelamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | parangelasoiō | parangelasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parangelatoiō | parangelatoia |
| we 1st person plural | parangelanoiō | parangelanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | parangelavoiō | parangelavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | parangelaloiō | parangelaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | parangelomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | parangelosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parangelotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | parangelonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | parangelovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | parangeloloiō |
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 | parangelarō1×παραγγέλλειν | parangelari | parangelara | parangelarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | parangelorō | parangelorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 7 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | parangelarōntos1×παραγγέλλων | parangelarintos | parangelarantos5×παραγγείλας | parangelarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | parangelorōntos | parangelorēntos1× |
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
parangel 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.
32 occurrences, every one of them listed
parangelamō“charge”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular3×
Acts 16:18… Paulos kai epistrefarantos te pneume legata; Parangelamō si en onome Iēsu Christou exerchara …… the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her …
1 Corinthians 7:10Toi de gamarēntoi parangelamō, ouk mis alla tos kurios, gunaikan …To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A …
1 Timothy 6:13parangelamō si enōpion tou theou tou zōogonarōntou …I charge you in the presence of God …
parangelatō“commands”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Mark 8:6“commanded”kai parangelatō to ochlo anapiptara epi tau gēau; …And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He …
Acts 17:30… agnoiau huperorarantos tos theos teim nun parangelatō toi anthrōpoi pantoin pantachou metanoarō,… ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
parangelanō“command”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural3×
2 Thessalonians 3:4… en kurio epi vin, hoti heim parangelanō kai poiavō kai poiavi.… will continue to do what we command.
2 Thessalonians 3:6Parangelanō de vi, adelfoir, en onome tou …Now we command you, brothers, in the name of …
2 Thessalonians 3:12toi de toioutoi parangelanō kai parakalanō en kurio Iēso Christo …We command and urge such people by our …
parangelate“for he gave orders”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 8:29“for he gave orders”parangelate gar te pneume te akatharte exerchara …For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many …
parangelane“commanded”was happening · weimperfect active indicative 1st person plural1×
2 Thessalonians 3:10“commanded”… gar hote ane pros vin, houtem parangelane vi, hoti ei tinos ouk thelatō …For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling …
parangelata“commanded”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular6×
Mark 6:8“commanded”kai parangelata autoi hina mēdenem airaleiō eis hodan …He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey — no bread …
Luke 5:14“ordered”kai autos parangelata auto mēdeno legara, alla apercharantos deikasar …“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to …
Luke 8:56… ekstēala tois gonevois autau; tos de parangelata autoi mēdeno legara tem genarēntem.Her parents were astounded, but Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what …
Luke 9:21“commanded”Tos de epitimarantos autoi parangelata mēdeno legarō houtem,Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.
Acts 1:4kai sunalizorōntos parangelata autoi apo Hierosolumeiu mē chōrizorō, alla …… while they were gathered together, He commanded them: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but …
Acts 10:42kai parangelata ni kērussara to lao kai diamarturera …And He commanded us to preach to the people …
parangelana“charge”happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural2×
Acts 5:28“charge”legarōntos; Parangelia parangelana vi mē didaskarō epi te onome …“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said …
1 Thessalonians 4:11“commanded”… ergazorō tai cheirai vu, kathōs vi parangelana,… and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
parangelala“ordered”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Acts 4:18kai kalarantois autoin parangelala tem katholou mē fthengorō mēde didaskarō …… they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach …
Acts 5:40kai proskalerantois toin apostoloin derarantois parangelala mē lalarō epi te onome tou …… and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the …
parangelaseia“instruct”happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular1×
1 Timothy 1:3… en Efesa, poreuorōntos eis Makedonian, hina parangelaseia tinoi mē heterodidaskalarō… should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false …
parangelasōr“command”happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular3×
1 Timothy 4:11Parangelasōr houteim kai didaskasōr.Command and teach these things.
1 Timothy 5:7“command”kai houteim parangelasōr, hina anepilēmptois aleiō;Give these instructions to the believers, so that they will be above reproach.
1 Timothy 6:17“command”Toi plousioi en to nun aiōno parangelasōr mē hupsēlofronarō mēde elpizarē epi ploutou …Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the …
parangelarō“command”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Acts 15:5“command”… pisteuarēntois, legarōntois hoti datō peritemarō autoin parangelarō tē tērarō ton nomon Mōusou.But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”
parangelarōntos“giving … instruction”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
1 Corinthians 11:17“giving … instruction”Houtem de parangelarōntos ouk epainamō hoti ouk eis tem …In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings …
parangelarantos“ordering”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine4×
Matthew 10:5“instructing”Houtoin toin dōdeka apostelata tos Iēsus parangelarantos autoi legarōntos; Eis hodan ethneiu mē …These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter …
Matthew 15:35“commanding”kai parangelarantos to ochlo anapiptara epi tan gēanAnd He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.
Acts 23:22“ordering”… men oun chiliarchos apoluata ton neaniskon parangelarantos mēdeno eklalara hoti houteim emfanizasa pros …So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”
Acts 23:30“ordering”… andron eri exautēs pempama pros sin, parangelarantos kai toi katēgoroi legarō pros auton …… against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.
parangelarantois“commanding”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 16:23“commanding”… epititharantois autoi plēgain balala eis fulakan, parangelarantois to desmofulaxo asfalōs tērarō autoin;… after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.
parangelorēnteim“commanded”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle direct plural neuter1×
Mark 16:8“commanded”… legala, fobole gar. Panteim de teim parangelorēnteim toi peri ton Petron suntomōs exangelala. …… the tomb and ran away …