verb
paratēremō
Greekπαρατηρέω (paratēreō)
Strong’sG3906
I watch
stem paratēr-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| paratērevōπαρατηρεῖσθε | happening now · yepresent middle indicative 2nd person plural | observe | 1× |
| paratēraleπαρετήρουν | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | watched | 1× |
| paratēreleπαρετηροῦντο | was happening · theyimperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural | watched | 2× |
| paratērerōtoisπαρατηρούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine | watching … closely | 1× |
| paratēraratoisπαρατηρήσαντες | 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 172, 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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paratēremō | paratēreme | paratēremi | paratērema | paratēremē | paratēremelē |
| you 2nd person singular | paratēresō | paratērese | paratēresi | paratēresa | paratēresē | paratēreselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paratēretō | paratērete | paratēreti | paratēreta | paratēretē | paratēretelē |
| we 1st person plural | paratērenō | paratērene | paratēreni | paratērena | paratērenē | paratērenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paratērevō1×παρατηρεῖσθε | paratēreve | paratērevi | paratēreva | paratērevē | paratērevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | paratērelō | paratērele2×παρετηροῦντο | paratēreli | paratērela | paratērelē | paratērelelē |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paratēremeiō | paratēremeia | paratēremeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | paratēreseiō | paratēreseia | paratēreseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paratēreteiō | paratēreteia | paratēreteiē |
| we 1st person plural | paratēreneiō | paratēreneia | paratēreneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paratēreveiō | paratēreveia | paratēreveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | paratēreleiō | paratēreleia | paratēreleiē |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paratēresōr | paratēresar | paratēresēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paratēretōr | paratēretar | paratēretēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | paratērevōr | paratērevar | paratērevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | paratērelōr | paratērelar | paratērelēr |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paratēremoiō | paratēremoia |
| you 2nd person singular | paratēresoiō | paratēresoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paratēretoiō | paratēretoia |
| we 1st person plural | paratērenoiō | paratērenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | paratērevoiō | paratērevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | paratēreloiō | paratēreloia |
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 or for itself middle voice | paratērerō | paratēreri | paratērera | paratērerē |
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 | paratērarōtos | paratēraritos | paratēraratos1× | paratērarētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | paratērerōtos1× | paratēreritos | paratēreratos | paratērerētos |
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
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
paratērevō“observe”happening now · yepresent middle indicative 2nd person plural1×
Galatians 4:10“observe”hēmerain paratērevō kai mēnoin kai kairoin kai eniautoin.You are 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, hina katēgoraleia autou.In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
paratērele“watched”was happening · theyimperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural2×
Luke 6:7“watched”paratērele de tois grammatevois kai tois Farisaiois ei en te sabbate therapeuatō, hina heuriskaleia katēgorarō autou.Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
Acts 9:24“watching”gnōskita de to Saulo tas epiboulas autoiu. paratērele de kai tain pulain hēmerau tē kai nuxau hopōs auton anairaleia;but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
paratērerōtois“watching … closely”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
Luke 14:1“watching … closely”Kai gineta en te erchara auton eis oikon tinou toiu archōnoiu toiu Farisaioiu sabbate esthiara arton kai autois ale paratērerōtois auton.One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.
paratēraratois“watched”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Luke 20:20“watched”Kai paratēraratois apostelala enkathetoin hupokrinerōtoin heautoin dikaioin arō, hina epilambeleia autou logou, hōste paradōara auton ta archa kai ta exousia tou hēgemōnou.So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.