verb
parateinamō
Strong’sG3905
I extend, prolong
stem paratein-once in the New Testament1 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-τείνω,
[in LXX: Nu 23:28 (שׁקף ni.), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3905 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpar-at-i'-no
to extend along, i.e. prolong (in point of time)
Fromfrom G3844 and teino (to stretch);
King Jamescontinue.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -τενῶRefs 5th c.AD+: perfect -τέτᾰκαRefs 1st c.AD+:—stretch out along, beside, or near, χεῖρες παρατεταμέναι Refs 5th c.BC+; extend, deploy, τὴν φάλαγγα Refs 5th c.BC+: —passive, extend along (see. below Refs; to be stretched at length, laid low, Refs 5th c.BC+
2. stretch on the rack, torture, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be tortured, λιμῷ Refs 5th c.BC+; to be worn out, with participle, παρετάθη μακρὰν σδὸν πορευθείς Refs 5th c.BC+; παρατέταμαι λιπαρὰ κάπτων I am nigh dead with eating dainties, Refs 5th c.BC+; but πολιορκίᾳ παρατενεῖσθαι ἐς τοὔσχατον will strain themselves to the uttermost, hold out to the last, Refs 5th c.BC+
3. prolong, protract, τοὺς λόγους Refs 4th c.BC+; μῦθονRefs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, Refs 2nd c.AD+
3.b. delay, τὴν ἀπόδοσιν Refs 2nd c.AD+
4. apply a figure to a straight line, Refs 5th c.BC+
5. κοιλίαν π. relax the bowels, Philistio cited in Refs 2nd c.AD+
6. lengthen in pronunciation, ὄνομα Refs 2nd c.AD+; prolong a sound, of echo, Refs
II. intransitive, stretch or lie beside or along, of a wall, a line of country, etc., Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, παρατέταται ὄρος Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2. extend, ἀπὸ τοῦ ἐντέρου κάτω π. Refs 4th c.BC+; extend over, πάντας χρόνους καὶ τόπους Refs 1st c.AD+
II.3. of Time, extend, ἐνιαυτοῦ μῆκος π. Refs 1st c.BC+; continue one's life, live, ἕως.., μέχρι.., Refs 1st c.AD+
II.4. as aux. Verb, with participle, ποῖ παρατενεῖς δεδιὼς ταῦτ; how long will you go on fearing this ? 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| parateinateπαρέτεινέν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | continued | 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, 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 | parateinamō | parateiname | parateinami | parateinama | parateinamē | parateinamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | parateinasō | parateinase | parateinasi | parateinasa | parateinasē | parateinaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parateinatō | parateinate1×παρέτεινέν | parateinati | parateinata | parateinatē | parateinatelē |
| we 1st person plural | parateinanō | parateinane | parateinani | parateinana | parateinanē | parateinanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | parateinavō | parateinave | parateinavi | parateinava | parateinavē | parateinavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | parateinalō | parateinale | parateinali | parateinala | parateinalē | parateinalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | parateinameiō | parateinameia | parateinameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | parateinaseiō | parateinaseia | parateinaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parateinateiō | parateinateia | parateinateiē |
| we 1st person plural | parateinaneiō | parateinaneia | parateinaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | parateinaveiō | parateinaveia | parateinaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | parateinaleiō | parateinaleia | parateinaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | parateinasōr | parateinasar | parateinasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parateinatōr | parateinatar | parateinatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | parateinavōr | parateinavar | parateinavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | parateinalōr | parateinalar | parateinalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | parateinamoiō | parateinamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | parateinasoiō | parateinasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parateinatoiō | parateinatoia |
| we 1st person plural | parateinanoiō | parateinanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | parateinavoiō | parateinavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | parateinaloiō | parateinaloia |
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 | parateinarō | parateinari | parateinara | parateinarē |
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 | parateinarōntos | parateinarintos | parateinarantos | parateinarēntos |
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
paratein 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.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
parateinate“continued”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 20:7“continued”… dialegote autoi, mellarōntos exeiarō ta epaurion, parateinate tē ton logon mechris mesonuktieu.… ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.