verb
parerchamō
Strong’sG3928
I pass by
stem parerch-29 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books14 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Pass by — to go past a person or place, or (of time) to elapse, pass along 1234. This covers a ship, a group of people, or a period of time going past or coming to an end in the ordinary sense of time passing 13.
Pass away, come to an end, perish — used of things ceasing to exist or of an age or generation coming to its end, such as heaven and earth, a generation, or the old order of things passing away 12.
Pass by without heeding, disregard, neglect — to go past someone or something without paying attention to it, in the sense of overlooking or bypassing a duty or a person 12.
Come to, arrive — to arrive at a place or occasion 12.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
παρ-έρχομαι,
[in LXX chiefly for עבר;]
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
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(the other moods of the present, and the imperfect (παρήρχοντο is found in Refs 4th c.AD+future, are borrowed from πάρειμι (εῖμι ibo), compare ἔρχομαι): aorist παρῆλθον, infinitive -ελθεῖν, more rarely -ήλῠθονRefs 3rd c.BC+:—go by, beside, or past, pass by, of a ship, Refs 8th c.BC+; of birds, Refs; of persons, Refs 4th c.BC+; [παρῆλθεν ὁ κίνδυνος] ὥσπερ νέφος passed away, Refs 4th c.BC+
2 of Time, pass, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ παρελθὼν χρόνος time past, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ π. ἄροτος the past season, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. ὁδοί wanderings now gone by, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐν τῷ παρελθόντι χρόνῳ in time past, of old, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ παρεληλυθότα past events, Refs 4th c.BC+; τὸ παρελθόν, opposed to τὸ μέλλον, Refs 4th c.BC+; ὁ παρεληλυθώς (i.e. χρόνος) Refs 2nd c.AD+
IIpass by, outstrip, especially in speed, τινα Refs 8th c.BC+; π. ἐν δόλοισιν surpass in wiles,Refs 6th c.BC+; π. τῇ πρώτῃ στρατείᾳ to be superior, have the advantage, Refs 4th c.BC+; τὸ ψυχρὸν τοῦτ᾽ ὄνομα, τὸ ἄχρι κόρου, παρελήλυθε has outdone that hackneyed phrase, 'to satiety', Refs
II.2outwit, elude, 'give the go-by to', μὴ δὴ οὕτως.. κλέπτε νόῳ, ἐπεὶ οὐ παρελεύσεαι οὐδέ με πείσεις (unless in signification see) Refs 8th c.BC+
III pass on and come to a place, arrive at, ἐς τὰ δίκαια Refs 8th c.BC+
III.2passin, ἐς τὴν αὐλήν Refs 5th c.BC+.; ἔσω or εἴσω π. go into a house, etc., Refs 5th c.BC+; of an army, π. εἰς τὴν πόλιν βίᾳ Refs 5th c.BC+
III.3 metaphorically, εἰς παροιμίαν παρῆλθε τὸ πρᾶγμα passed into a proverb, Refs 4th c.BC+; εἰς τὴν τραγικὴν.. ὀψὲ π. [ἡ ὑπόκρισις] Refs
IVpass without heeding, τεὸν βωμόν Refs 8th c.BC+; disregard, slight θεούς Refs 5th c.BC+; pass over, omit, οὐδὲν π. Refs 5th c.BC+
IV.2 overstep, transgress, Refs 5th c.BC+
Vpass unnoticed, escape the notice of(see. above Refs 6th c.BC+
VIcome forward to speak, ἐς τὸν δῆμον π. Refs 5th c.BC+; παρελθὼν ἔλεξε τοιάδε, π. εἶπε, Refs 5th c.BC+
VII perfect παρελήλυθα, ={πάρειμι}, adsum, Refs 5th c.BC+
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| parerchotōπαρέρχεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | passing by | 1× |
| parerchovōπαρέρχεσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive 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× |
| parercharantosπαρελθὼν | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | come | 2× |
| parercharantoisπαρελθόντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | passing by | 1× |
| parercharēntosπαρεληλυθὼς | 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 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 | parerchomō | parerchome | parerchomē | parerchomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | parerchosō | parerchose | parerchosē | parerchoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parerchotō1×παρέρχεται | parerchote | parerchotē | parerchotelē |
| we 1st person plural | parerchonō | parerchone | parerchonē | parerchonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | parerchovō1×παρέρχεσθε | parerchove | parerchovē | parerchovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | parercholō | parerchole | parercholē | parercholelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | parerchemi | parerchema |
| you 2nd person singular | parerchesi | parerchesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parercheti2×παρελεύσεται | parercheta |
| we 1st person plural | parercheni | parerchena |
| ye 2nd person plural | parerchevi | parercheva |
| they 3rd person plural | parercheli5×παρελεύσονται | parerchela |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | parerchomeiō | parerchomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | parerchoseiō | parerchoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parerchoteiō | parerchoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | parerchoneiō | parerchoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | parerchoveiō | parerchoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | parercholeiō | parercholeiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | parerchemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | parercheseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parercheteia |
| we 1st person plural | parercheneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | parercheveia |
| they 3rd person plural | parercheleia |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | parerchosōr | parerchosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parerchotōr | parerchotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | parerchovōr | parerchovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | parercholōr | parercholēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | parerchesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parerchetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | parerchevar |
| they 3rd person plural | parerchelar |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | parerchomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | parerchosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parerchotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | parerchonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | parerchovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | parercholoiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | parerchemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | parerchesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parerchetoia |
| we 1st person plural | parerchenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | parerchevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | 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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | parerchorō | parerchorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | parercheri | parerchera |
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 | parercharōntos | parercharintos | parercharantos3×παρελθὼν | parercharēntos1×παρεληλυθὼς |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | parerchorōntos | parerchorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | parercherintos | parercherantos |
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
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
29 occurrences, every one of them listed
parerchotō“passing by”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 18:37… de auto hoti Iēsus tos Nazōraios parerchotō.“Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him.
parerchovō“neglect”happening now · yepresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person plural1×
Luke 11:42“neglect”… tem pēganem kai pantem lachanem, kai parerchovō tan krisian kai tan agapan tou …… 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 24:35tos ouranos kai tas gēas parercheti, tois de logois mu ouk mē …Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass …
James 1:10… tapeinōsia autou, hoti hōs anthem chortou parercheti.… 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 13:31tos ouranos kai tas gēas parercheli, tois de logois mu ouk mē …Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass …
Mark 13:31… tois de logois mu ouk mē parercheli.… away, but My words will never pass away.
Luke 21:33tos ouranos kai tas gēas parercheli, tois de logois mu ouk mē …Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass …
Luke 21:33… tois de logois mu ouk mē parercheli.… away, but My words will never pass away.
2 Peter 3:10“pass away”… kleptos, en ha tois ouranois roizēdon parercheli, stoicheieim de kausorōnteim luiti, kai gēas …… like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works …
parerchama“disobeyed”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
Luke 15:29… douleuamō si kai oudepote entolan su parerchama, kai mi oudepote dōasa erifon hina …… I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you …
parerchata“late”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 14:15… tos topos kai tas hōras ēdē parerchata; apoluasar toin ochloin, hina apercharantois eis …… place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can …
2 Corinthians 5:17… en Christo, kainas ktisias; teim archaieim parerchata, idou genatē kaineim;… 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 5:18amēn gar legamō vi, heōs an parerchateia tos ouranos kai tas gēas, iōtem …… you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a …
Matthew 5:18… henem ē henas keraias ouk mē parerchateia apo tou nomou, heōs an panteim …… you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not …
Matthew 24:34amēn legamō vi hoti ouk mē parerchateia tas geneas houtas heōs an panteim …… tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
Mark 13:30amēn legamō vi hoti ouk mē parerchateia tas geneas houtas mechris hou houteim …… tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
Mark 14:35… kai proseuchote hina ei dunatem atō parerchateia apo autou tas hōras,… it were possible, the hour would pass from Him.
Luke 21:32amēn legamō vi hoti ouk mē parerchateia tas geneas houtas heōs an panteim …… 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… tois de logois mu ouk mē parerchaleia.… away, but My words will never pass away.
parerchatar“pass”happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 26:39… legarōntos; Patror mu, ei dunatem atō, parerchatar apo mu tem potēriem houtem; plēn …… it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I …
parerchara“pass”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive4×
Matthew 8:28… chalepois liōs hōste mē ischuarō tinon parerchara dia tau hodau ekeinau.… so violent that no one could pass that way.
Matthew 26:42… Patror mu, ei ouk dunotō houtem parerchara ean mē autem pinameia, genitar tem …… My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your …
Mark 6:48… peripatarōntos epi tau thalassau; kai thelate parerchara autoin.… on the sea. He intended to pass by them,
Luke 16:17… atō ton ouranon kai tan gēan parerchara ē tou nomou henan keraian piptara.… easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of …
parercharē“over”has happened · the “to …” formperfect active infinitive1×
Acts 27:9“over”… dia tem kai tan nēsteian ēdē parercharē, parainate tos Paulos… voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,
parercharantos“come”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine2×
Luke 12:37… hoti perizōneti kai anaklinati autoin kai parercharantos diakonati autoi.… the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.
Luke 17:7… ek tou agrou legati auto; Eutheōs parercharantos anapiptasar,… the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to …
parercharantois“passing by”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 16:8“passing by”parercharantois de tan Musian katabainala eis Trōadan.So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.
parercharēntos“spent”has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative singular masculine1×
1 Peter 4:3arketos gar tos parercharēntos chronos tem boulēmem teiu ethneiu katergazorē, …For you have spent enough time in the past carrying …