noun · feminine
parathēkas
Greekπαραθήκη (parathēkē)
Strong’sG3866
anything committed to one's charge
stem parathēk-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
παρα-θήκη, -ης, ἡ
(< παρατίθημι), [in LXX: Le 6:2, 4 (5:21, 23) (פִּקָּדוֹן), and in To 10:13, II Mac 3:10, 15, v.l. for παρακαταθήκη (q.v.)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3866 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpar-ath-ay'-kay
a deposit, i.e. (figuratively) trust
Fromfrom G3908;
King Jamescommitted unto.
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 | parathēkas | parathēkais |
| object accusative | parathēkan3×παραθήκην | parathēkain |
| direct address vocative | parathēkar | parathēkair |
| of, belonging to genitive | parathēkau | parathēkaiu |
| to, for dative | parathēka | parathēkai |
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
parathēka 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
parathēkan“deposit”objectaccusative singular3×
1 Timothy 6:20“what has been entrusted”Ō Timotheor, tan parathēkan fulassasar, ektreperōtos tain bebēlain kenofōniain kai antithesiain tau pseudōnumau gnōsiau,O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”
2 Timothy 1:12“what … haveentrusted”dia han aitian kai houteim paschamō, alla ouk epaischunemō, oidamē gar ho pisteuamē, kai peithimē hoti dunatos atō tan parathēkan mu fulassara eis ekeinan tan hēmeran.For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
2 Timothy 1:14“deposit”tan kalan parathēkan fulassasar dia pneumeu hagieu teu enoikarōteu en ni.Guard the treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.