verb
paratēromō
Strong’sG3906
I watch
stem paratēr-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 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-τηρέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX: Ps 36 (37):12 (זמם), 129 (130):8 (שׁמר), Da TH 6:11 (12), Su 1:12, 15, 16*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3906 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
watch closely, θεία φύσις -τηροῦσα τὰς τῶν ζῴν ἐξόδους Refs 4th c.BC+; of a general, π. τόπους Refs 2nd c.BC+; σφᾶς αὐτοὺς π. Refs; observe, -τετηρηκότες μόνον (opposed to scientific explanation) Refs 5th c.BC+: by a participle. π. [ὄρνιθα] ἀποδυόμενον Refs 4th c.BC+; with evil design, lie in wait for, watch one's opportunity, absolutely, Refs; ἐνεδρεύειν καὶ π. Refs 2nd c.BC+ W.:—middle, παρετηροῦντο αὐτὸν οἱ Φαρισαῖοι NT:—passive, ὑπό τινος Refs 4th c.BC+; to be kept under ob servation, Refs 4th c.BC+
2. take care, ὅπως μὴ.. Refs 4th c.BC+; π. ἵνα.. Refs 1st c.BC+
3. observe carefully, τὸ μέτριον Refs 4th c.BC+:—Med, observe religiously, ἡμέρας καὶ μῆνας NT+1st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| paratērovōπαρατηρεῖσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person plural | observe | 1× |
| paratēraleπαρετήρουν | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | watched | 1× |
| paratēroleπαρετηροῦντο | was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural | watched | 2× |
| paratērorōntoisπαρατηρούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | watching … closely | 1× |
| paratērarantoisπαρατηρήσαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | watched | 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, 4 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 | paratēramō | paratērame | paratērami | paratērama | paratēramē | paratēramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | paratērasō | paratērase | paratērasi | paratērasa | paratērasē | paratēraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paratēratō | paratērate | paratērati | paratērata | paratēratē | paratēratelē |
| we 1st person plural | paratēranō | paratērane | paratērani | paratērana | paratēranē | paratēranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paratēravō | paratērave | paratēravi | paratērava | paratēravē | paratēravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | paratēralō | paratērale1×παρετήρουν | paratērali | paratērala | paratēralē | paratēralelē |
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 | paratēromō | paratērome | paratēromē | paratēromelē |
| you 2nd person singular | paratērosō | paratērose | paratērosē | paratēroselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paratērotō | paratērote | paratērotē | paratērotelē |
| we 1st person plural | paratēronō | paratērone | paratēronē | paratēronelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paratērovō1×παρατηρεῖσθε | paratērove | paratērovē | paratērovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | paratērolō | paratērole2×παρετηροῦντο | paratērolē | paratērolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paratērameiō | paratērameia | paratērameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | paratēraseiō | paratēraseia | paratēraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paratērateiō | paratērateia | paratērateiē |
| we 1st person plural | paratēraneiō | paratēraneia | paratēraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paratēraveiō | paratēraveia | paratēraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | paratēraleiō | paratēraleia | paratēraleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paratēromeiō | paratēromeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | paratēroseiō | paratēroseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paratēroteiō | paratēroteiē |
| we 1st person plural | paratēroneiō | paratēroneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paratēroveiō | paratēroveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | paratēroleiō | paratēroleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paratērasōr | paratērasar | paratērasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paratēratōr | paratēratar | paratēratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | paratēravōr | paratēravar | paratēravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | paratēralōr | paratēralar | paratēralēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paratērosōr | paratērosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paratērotōr | paratērotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | paratērovōr | paratērovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | paratērolōr | paratērolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paratēramoiō | paratēramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | paratērasoiō | paratērasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paratēratoiō | paratēratoia |
| we 1st person plural | paratēranoiō | paratēranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | paratēravoiō | paratēravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | paratēraloiō | paratēraloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paratēromoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | paratērosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paratērotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | paratēronoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | paratērovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | paratēroloiō |
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 | paratērarō | paratērari | paratērara | paratērarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | paratērorō | paratērorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | paratērarōntos | paratērarintos | paratērarantos1× | paratērarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | paratērorōntos1× | paratērorēntos |
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
paratēr 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.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
paratērovō“observe”happening now · yepresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person plural1×
Galatians 4:10“observe”hēmerain paratērovō kai mēnoin kai kairoin kai eniautoin.… observing special days and months and seasons and years!
paratērale“watched”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Mark 3:2“watched”kai paratērale auton ei tei sabbatei therapeuati auton, …… He would heal on the Sabbath.
paratērole“watched”was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural2×
Luke 6:7“watched”paratērole de tois grammatevois kai tois Farisaiois …… accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
Acts 9:24“watching”… de to Saulo tas epiboulas autoiu. paratērole de kai tain pulain hēmerau tē …but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order …
paratērorōntois“watching … closely”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Luke 14:1… sabbate esthiara arton kai autois ale paratērorōntois auton.… Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.
paratērarantois“watched”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Luke 20:20Kai paratērarantois apostelala enkathetoin hupokrinorōntoin heautoin dikaioin arō, …So they watched Him closely and sent spies who …