verb
pararramō
Greekπαραρρέω (pararreō)
Strong’sG3901
I am lost, perish, drift away
stem pararr-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
παρα-ρρέω,
[in LXX: Is 44:4 (יבל), Pr 3:21*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3901 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpar-ar-hroo-eh'-o
to flow by, i.e. (figuratively) carelessly pass (miss)
Fromfrom G3844 and the alternate of G4482;
King Jameslet slip.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pararraneiaπαραρυῶμεν | happened · weaorist active subjunctive 1st person plural | drift away | 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 | pararramō | pararrame | pararrami | pararrama | pararramē | pararramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | pararrasō | pararrase | pararrasi | pararrasa | pararrasē | pararraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pararratō | pararrate | pararrati | pararrata | pararratē | pararratelē |
| we 1st person plural | pararranō | pararrane | pararrani | pararrana | pararranē | pararranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pararravō | pararrave | pararravi | pararrava | pararravē | pararravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | pararralō | pararrale | pararrali | pararrala | pararralē | pararralelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pararrameiō | pararrameia | pararrameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | pararraseiō | pararraseia | pararraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pararrateiō | pararrateia | pararrateiē |
| we 1st person plural | pararraneiō | pararraneia1×παραρυῶμεν | pararraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pararraveiō | pararraveia | pararraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | pararraleiō | pararraleia | pararraleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pararrasōr | pararrasar | pararrasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pararratōr | pararratar | pararratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | pararravōr | pararravar | pararravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | pararralōr | pararralar | pararralēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pararramoiō | pararramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | pararrasoiō | pararrasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pararratoiō | pararratoia |
| we 1st person plural | pararranoiō | pararranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pararravoiō | pararravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | pararraloiō | pararraloia |
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 | pararrarō | pararrari | pararrara | pararrarē |
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 | pararrarōtos | pararraritos | pararraratos | pararrarētos |
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
pararr 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
pararraneia“drift away”happened · weaorist active subjunctive 1st person plural1×
Hebrews 2:1“drift away”Dia houtem datō perissoterōs prosecharō nin tei akouiratei, mēpote pararraneia.We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.