G3868–παραιτέομαι–paraiteomai

Now at the feast every year he let one prisoner go free at their request.

παρῃτοῦντο. parētounto “they were requesting.”

And they all gave reasons why they were not able to come. The first said to him, I have got a new field, and it is necessary for me to go and see it: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.

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

And another said, I have got some cattle, and I am going to make a test of them: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.

παρῃτημένον. parētēmenon “excused.”

If, then, I am a wrongdoer and there is a cause of death in me, I am ready for death: if it is not as they say against me, no man may give me up to them. Let my cause come before Caesar.

παραιτοῦμαι paraitoumai “I do refuse”

But have nothing to do with unclean and foolish stories. Give yourself training in religion:

παραιτοῦ· paraitou “do refuse;”

But to the younger widows say No: for when their love is turned away from Christ, they have a desire to be married;

παραιτοῦ· paraitou “do refuse;”

And put away foolish and uncontrolled questionings, seeing that they are a cause of trouble.

παραιτοῦ paraitou “do refuse”

A man whose opinions are not those of the church, after a first and second protest, is to be kept out of your society;

παραιτοῦ paraitou “do reject”

And to the sound of a horn, and the voice of words, the hearers of which made request that not a word more might be said to them:

παρῃτήσαντο parētēsanto “they excused themselves”

See that you give ear to his voice which comes to you. For if those whose ears were shut to the voice which came to them on earth did not go free from punishment, what chance have we of going free if we give no attention to him whose voice comes from hea

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