UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Inflections: παρεισφέρω; aor.ptc.; παρεισενέγκας

Related lemmas: φέρω

Sense 1: to do one’s best, to make every effort to, to try as hard as possible

Semantic entry: 68.64

Semantic domains: Aspect

Subdomains: Do Intensely or Extensively

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to bring every effort to) to do one’s very best in attempting to do something

Notes: In some languages it may be almost impossible to speak of ‘adding goodness to faith.’ However, an appropriate equivalent of this expression in RV PE2 1:5 · LV PE2 1:5 · Read together PE2 1:5 may be ‘do your best to be good as well as to believe.’

Collocations: σπουδὴν πᾶσαν παρεισφέρω

PE2 1:5: RV PE2 1:5 · LV PE2 1:5 · Read together PE2 1:5

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OET-RV PE2 1:5

5 For this same reason, work hard to apply your faith adding moral excellence, and to that excellence add knowledge;

OET-LV PE2 1:5

5 Also same thing and this earnestness all they _having _brought _in, supply in the faith of _you _all the virtue, and in the virtue the knowledge,

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

παρεισφέρω

Form 1

Sense 1: to do one’s best, to make every effort to, to try as hard as possible