G3868–παραιτέομαι–paraiteomai

Now at that feast he released to them one prisoner, whom they desired.

παρῃτοῦντο. parētounto “they were requesting.”

And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

παραιτεῖσθαι. paraiteisthai “to excuse themselves.”παρῃτημένον. parētēmenon “excused.”

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

παρῃτημένον. parētēmenon “excused.”

For if I am an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there is none of these things of which these accuse me, no man may deliver me to them. I appeal to Cesar.

παραιτοῦμαι paraitoumai “I do refuse”

But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather to godliness.

παραιτοῦ· paraitou “do refuse;”

But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to grow wanton against Christ, they will marry;

παραιτοῦ· paraitou “do refuse;”

But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they gender contentions.

παραιτοῦ paraitou “do refuse”

A man that is a heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject;

παραιτοῦ paraitou “do reject”

And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard, entreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:

παρῃτήσαντο parētēsanto “they excused themselves”

See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spoke on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:

παραιτήσησθε paraitēsēsthe “you may refuse”παραιτησάμενοι paraitēsamenoi “having refused”