G3868–παραιτέομαι–paraiteomai

And at every feast he was releasing to them one prisoner, whomsoever they were asking;

παρῃτοῦντο. parētounto “they were requesting.”

`And they began with one consent all to excuse themselves: The first said to him, A field I bought, and I have need to go forth and see it; I beg of thee, have me excused.

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

`And another said, Five yoke of oxen I bought, and I go on to prove them; I beg of thee, have me excused:

παρῃτημένον. parētēmenon “excused.”

for if indeed I am unrighteous, and anything worthy of death have done, I deprecate not to die; and if there is none of the things of which these accuse me, no one is able to make a favour of me to them; to Caesar I appeal!'

παραιτοῦμαι paraitoumai “I do refuse”

and the profane and old women's fables reject thou, and exercise thyself unto piety,

παραιτοῦ· paraitou “do refuse;”

and younger widows be refusing, for when they may revel against the Christ, they wish to marry,

παραιτοῦ· paraitou “do refuse;”

and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife,

παραιτοῦ paraitou “do refuse”

A sectarian man, after a first and second admonition be rejecting,

παραιτοῦ paraitou “do reject”

and a sound of a trumpet, and a voice of sayings, which those having heard did entreat that a word might not be added to them,

παρῃτήσαντο parētēsanto “they excused themselves”

See, may ye not refuse him who is speaking, for if those did not escape who refused him who upon earth was divinely speaking -- much less we who do turn away from him who `speaketh' from heaven,

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