verb

parerchamō

Greekπαρέρχομαι (parerchomai)

Strong’sG3928

I pass by

stem parerch-29 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books14 forms occur

Translated as

pass away13×pass5×come2×passing by2×disobeyed1×late1×neglect1×over1×pass by1×passed away1×spent1×

What it means

παρ-έρχομαι,

[in LXX chiefly for עבר;]

1. to pass, pass by;

(a) of persons: absol., Lk 18:37; c. acc. pers., Mk 6:48; c. acc. lot., Ac 16:8; seq. διά, c. gen., Mt 8:28;

(b) of things: τ. ποτήριον, Mt 26:39 (ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ), Mt 26:42; of time, Mt 14:15, Mk 14:35, Ac 27:9, I Pe 4:3. Metaph.,

(a) to pass away, perish: Mt 5:18 24:34, 35, Mk 13:30, 31, Lk 16:17 21:32, 33, II Co 5:17, Ja 1:10, II Pe 3:10;

(b) to pass by, neglect, disregard: c. acc. rei, Lk 11:42 15:29.

2. to come to, arrive: Lk 12:37 17:7, Ac 24:7, R, mg. (cf. ἀντι-παρέρχομαι).†

SYN.: παραβαίνω.

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3928 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpar-er'-khom-ahee

to come near or aside, i.e. to approach (arrive), go by (or away), (figuratively) perish or neglect, (causative) avert

Fromfrom G3844 and G2064;

King Jamescome (forth), go, pass (away, by, over), past, transgress.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
parerchetōπαρέρχεται	happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular	passing by	1×
parerchevōπαρέρχεσθε	happening now · yepresent middle indicative 2nd person plural	neglect	1×
parerchetiπαρελεύσεται	will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular	pass away	2×
parercheliπαρελεύσονται	will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural	pass away	5×
parerchamaπαρῆλθον	happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular	disobeyed	1×
parerchataπαρῆλθεν	happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular	late	2×
parerchateiaπαρέλθῃ	happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular	pass away	6×
parerchaleiaπαρέλθωσιν	happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural	pass away	1×
parerchatarπαρελθάτω	happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular	pass	1×
parercharaπαρελθεῖν	happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive	pass	4×
parercharēπαρεληλυθέναι	has happened · the “to …” formperfect active infinitive	over	1×
parercharatosπαρελθὼν	happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine	come	2×
parercharatoisπαρελθόντες	happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine	passing by	1×
parercharētosπαρεληλυθὼς	has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative singular masculine	spent	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, 12 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	parerchamō	parerchame	parerchami	parerchama1×παρῆλθον	parerchamē	parerchamelē
you 2nd person singular	parerchasō	parerchase	parerchasi	parerchasa	parerchasē	parerchaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	parerchatō	parerchate	parerchati	parerchata2×παρῆλθεν	parerchatē	parerchatelē
we 1st person plural	parerchanō	parerchane	parerchani	parerchana	parerchanē	parerchanelē
ye 2nd person plural	parerchavō	parerchave	parerchavi	parerchava	parerchavē	parerchavelē
they 3rd person plural	parerchalō	parerchale	parerchali	parerchala	parerchalē	parerchalelē

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	parerchemō	parercheme	parerchemi	parerchema	parerchemē	parerchemelē
you 2nd person singular	parerchesō	parerchese	parerchesi	parerchesa	parerchesē	parercheselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	parerchetō1×παρέρχεται	parerchete	parercheti2×παρελεύσεται	parercheta	parerchetē	parerchetelē
we 1st person plural	parerchenō	parerchene	parercheni	parerchena	parerchenē	parerchenelē
ye 2nd person plural	parerchevō1×παρέρχεσθε	parercheve	parerchevi	parercheva	parerchevē	parerchevelē
they 3rd person plural	parerchelō	parerchele	parercheli5×παρελεύσονται	parerchela	parerchelē	parerchelelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, 7 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	parerchameiō	parerchameia	parerchameiē
you 2nd person singular	parerchaseiō	parerchaseia	parerchaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	parerchateiō	parerchateia6×παρέλθῃ	parerchateiē
we 1st person plural	parerchaneiō	parerchaneia	parerchaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	parerchaveiō	parerchaveia	parerchaveiē
they 3rd person plural	parerchaleiō	parerchaleia1×παρέλθωσιν	parerchaleiē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	parerchemeiō	parerchemeia	parerchemeiē
you 2nd person singular	parercheseiō	parercheseia	parercheseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	parercheteiō	parercheteia	parercheteiē
we 1st person plural	parercheneiō	parercheneia	parercheneiē
ye 2nd person plural	parercheveiō	parercheveia	parercheveiē
they 3rd person plural	parercheleiō	parercheleia	parercheleiē

Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	parerchasōr	parerchasar	parerchasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	parerchatōr	parerchatar1×παρελθάτω	parerchatēr
ye 2nd person plural	parerchavōr	parerchavar	parerchavēr
they 3rd person plural	parerchalōr	parerchalar	parerchalēr

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	parerchesōr	parerchesar	parerchesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	parerchetōr	parerchetar	parerchetēr
ye 2nd person plural	parerchevōr	parerchevar	parerchevēr
they 3rd person plural	parerchelōr	parerchelar	parerchelēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	parerchamoiō	parerchamoia
you 2nd person singular	parerchasoiō	parerchasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	parerchatoiō	parerchatoia
we 1st person plural	parerchanoiō	parerchanoia
ye 2nd person plural	parerchavoiō	parerchavoia
they 3rd person plural	parerchaloiō	parerchaloia

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	parerchemoiō	parerchemoia
you 2nd person singular	parerchesoiō	parerchesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	parerchetoiō	parerchetoia
we 1st person plural	parerchenoiō	parerchenoia
ye 2nd person plural	parerchevoiō	parerchevoia
they 3rd person plural	parercheloiō	parercheloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, 5 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	parercharō	parerchari	parerchara4×παρελθεῖν	parercharē1×παρεληλυθέναι
acts on or for itself middle voice	parercherō	parercheri	parerchera	parercherē

Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	parercharōtos	parercharitos	parercharatos3×παρελθὼν	parercharētos1×παρεληλυθὼς
acts on or for itself middle voice	parercherōtos	parercheritos	parercheratos	parercherētos

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

parerchstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

parerch 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

29 occurrences, every one of them listed

parerchetō“passing by”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular1×

Luke 18:37“passing by”apangellala de auto hoti Iēsus tos Nazōraios parerchetō.“Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him.

parerchevō“neglect”happening now · yepresent middle indicative 2nd person plural1×

Luke 11:42“neglect”Alla ouai vi toi Farisaioi, hoti apodekatavō tem hēduosmem kai tem pēganem kai pantem lachanem, kai parerchevō tan krisian kai tan agapan tou theou; houteim de date poiara kakeineim mē pareiara.Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.

parercheti“pass away”will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular2×

Matthew 24:35“pass away”tos ouranos kai tas gēas parercheti, tois de logois mu ouk mē parerchaleia.Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

James 1:10“pass away”tos de plousios en ta tapeinōsia autou, hoti hōs anthem chortou parercheti.But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.

parercheli“pass away”will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural5×

Mark 13:31“pass away”tos ouranos kai tas gēas parercheli, tois de logois mu ouk mē parercheli.Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

Mark 13:31“pass away”tos ouranos kai tas gēas parercheli, tois de logois mu ouk mē parercheli.Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

Luke 21:33“pass away”tos ouranos kai tas gēas parercheli, tois de logois mu ouk mē parercheli.Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

Luke 21:33“pass away”tos ouranos kai tas gēas parercheli, tois de logois mu ouk mē parercheli.Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

2 Peter 3:10“pass away”hēkati de hēmeras kuriou hōs kleptos, en ha tois ouranois roizēdon parercheli, stoicheieim de kausirōteim luiti, kai gēas kai teim en auta ergeim heuriskiti.But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.

parerchama“disobeyed”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×

Luke 15:29“disobeyed”tos de apokriniratos legata to patēro autou; Idou tosouteim eteim douleuamō si kai oudepote entolan su parerchama, kai mi oudepote dōasa erifon hina meta toiu filoiu mu eufrainimeia;But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.

parerchata“late”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×

Matthew 14:15“late”opsēau de gineratau proserchala auto tois mathētois legarōtois; Erēmos atō tos topos kai tas hōras ēdē parerchata; apoluasar toin ochloin, hina apercharatois eis tain kōmain agorazaleia heautoi brōmeim.When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”

2 Corinthians 5:17“passed away”hōste ei tinos en Christo, kainas ktisias; teim archaieim parerchata, idou ginatē kaineim;Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

parerchateia“pass away”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular6×

Matthew 5:18“pass away”amēn gar legamō vi, heōs an parerchateia tos ouranos kai tas gēas, iōtem henem ē henas keraias ouk mē parerchateia apo tou nomou, heōs an panteim gineteia.For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

Matthew 5:18“pass”amēn gar legamō vi, heōs an parerchateia tos ouranos kai tas gēas, iōtem henem ē henas keraias ouk mē parerchateia apo tou nomou, heōs an panteim gineteia.For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

Matthew 24:34“pass away”amēn legamō vi hoti ouk mē parerchateia tas geneas houtas heōs an panteim houteim gineteia.Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.

Mark 13:30“pass away”amēn legamō vi hoti ouk mē parerchateia tas geneas houtas mechris hou houteim panteim gineteia.Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.

Mark 14:35“pass”kai proercharatos mikrem piptate epi tau gēau, kai proseuchete hina ei dunatem atō parerchateia apo autou tas hōras,Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him.

Luke 21:32“pass away”amēn legamō vi hoti ouk mē parerchateia tas geneas houtas heōs an panteim gineteia.Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.

parerchaleia“pass away”happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×

Matthew 24:35“pass away”tos ouranos kai tas gēas parercheti, tois de logois mu ouk mē parerchaleia.Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

parerchatar“pass”happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular1×

Matthew 26:39“pass”kai proercharatos mikrem piptata epi prosōpem autou proseucherōtos kai legarōtos; Patēror mu, ei dunatem atō, parerchatar apo mu tem potēriem houtem; plēn ouk hōs mis thelamō alla hōs sis.Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”

parerchara“pass”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive4×

Matthew 8:28“pass”Kai ercharatou autou eis tem peran eis tan chōran toiu Gadarēnoiu hupantala auto duo daimonizerōtois ek teiu mnēmeieiu exercherōtois, chalepois liōs hōste mē ischuarō tinon parerchara dia tau hodau ekeinau.When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

Matthew 26:42“pass”palin ek deutereu apercharatos proseucheta legarōtos; Patēror mu, ei ouk dunetō houtem parerchara ean mē autem pinameia, ginitar tem thelēmem su.A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”

Mark 6:48“pass by”kai horaratos autoin basanizirōtoin en te elaunarō, ate gar tos anemos enantios autoi, peri tetartan fulakan tau nuxau erchetō pros autoin peripatarōtos epi tau thalassau; kai thelate parerchara autoin.He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,

Luke 16:17“pass away”Eukopoterem de atō ton ouranon kai tan gēan parerchara ē tou nomou henan keraian piptara.But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.

parercharē“over”has happened · the “to …” formperfect active infinitive1×

Acts 27:9“over”Hikanou de chronou diagineratou kai arōtou ēdē episfalou tou plouou dia tem kai tan nēsteian ēdē parercharē, parainate tos PaulosBy now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,

parercharatos“come”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine2×

Luke 12:37“come”makariois tois doulois ekeinois, hoin ercharatos tos kurios heuriskati grēgorarōtoin; amēn legamō vi hoti perizōnnueti kai anaklinati autoin kai parercharatos diakonati autoi.Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.

Luke 17:7“come”Tinos de ek vu doulon echarōtos arotriarōton ē poimainarōton, hos eisercharato ek tou agrou legati auto; Eutheōs parercharatos anapiptasar,Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

parercharatois“passing by”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×

Acts 16:8“passing by”parercharatois de tan Musian katabainala eis Trōadan.So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.

parercharētos“spent”has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative singular masculine1×

1 Peter 4:3“spent”arketos gar tos parercharētos chronos tem boulēmem teiu ethneiu katergazerē, poreuerētoin en aselgeiai, epithumiai, oinoflugiai, kōmoi, potoi, kai athemitai eidōlolatriai.For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.