noun · feminine
paratērēsias
Greekπαρατήρησις (paratērēsis)
Strong’sG3907
observation
stem paratērēsi-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
**† παρα-τήρησις, -εως, ἡ,
[in Aq.: Ex 12:42 (v.s. παρατηρέω)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3907 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpar-at-ay'-ray-sis
inspection, i.e. ocular evidence
Fromfrom G3906;
King Jamesobervation.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | paratērēsias | paratērēsiais |
| object accusative | paratērēsian | paratērēsiain |
| direct address vocative | paratērēsiar | paratērēsiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | paratērēsiau1×παρατηρήσεως | paratērēsiaiu |
| to, for dative | paratērēsia | paratērēsiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
paratērēsia 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
paratērēsiau“observed”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Luke 17:20“observed”Eperōtiratos de hupo toiu Farisaioiu pote erchetō tas basileias tou theou apokrinita autoi kai legata; Ouk erchetō tas basileias tou theou meta paratērēsiau,When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.