Lexicon entry · Greek
G3868παραιτέομαιparaiteomai
to refuse/excusePart of speech: Greek Verb
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Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.
παρῃτοῦντο. parētounto “they were requesting.”
They all as one began to make excuses. "The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.'
παραιτεῖσθαι. paraiteisthai “to excuse themselves.”παρῃτημένον. parētēmenon “excused.”
"Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.'
παρῃτημένον. parētēmenon “excused.”
For if I have done wrong, and have committed anything worthy of death, I don't refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!"
παραιτοῦμαι paraitoumai “I do refuse”
But refuse profane and old wives' fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.
παραιτοῦ· paraitou “do refuse;”
But refuse younger widows, for when they have grown wanton against Christ, they desire to marry;
παραιτοῦ· paraitou “do refuse;”
But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.
παραιτοῦ paraitou “do refuse”
Avoid a factious man after a first and second warning;
παραιτοῦ paraitou “do reject”
the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which those who heard it begged that not one more word should be spoken to them,
παρῃτήσαντο parētēsanto “they excused themselves”
See that you don't refuse him who speaks. For if they didn't escape when they refused him who warned on the Earth, how much more will we not escape who turn away from him who warns from heaven,
παραιτήσησθε paraitēsēsthe “you may refuse”παραιτησάμενοι paraitēsamenoi “having refused”