παρατίθημι (paratithaʸmi) — to give food to / to provide with food / to tell a parable

Notes: It would be possible to interpret παρατίθημι τὴν παραβολήν as meaning ‘to put a parable to,’ in other words, ‘to address a parable to someone.’ This interpretation is possible in view of the following participle λέγων, but the occurrence of such a participle to introduce direct discourse is frequent with expressions of speaking.

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Inflections: παρατίθημι; fut.; παραθήσω; παρατίθημι; aor.; παρέθηκα; παρατίθημι; inf.; παραθεῖναι; παρατίθημι; aor.midd.; παρεθέμην; παρατίθημι; impv.; παράθου

Related lemmas: τίθημι

Sense 1: to give food to, to provide with food

Semantic entry: 57.116

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Give

Definition: to give or to provide for, with the implication of placing something in front of a person, normally food

Show passage in OET: MRK 6:41

OET-RV MRK 6:41

41 Then holding the five buns and two fish, he looked up to the sky and blessed God, and then broke up the buns and gave pieces to his apprentices so they could do likewise to the people, and he also divided up the two fish,

OET-LV MRK 6:41

41 And having _taken the five loaves and the two fishes, having _looked _up to the sky, he _blessed and broke _up the loaves, and was _giving to _the apprentices/followers of _him in _order _that they _may _be _setting _before to _them, and he _divided the two fishes to _all.

Show passage in OET: MRK 8:6

OET-RV MRK 8:6

6 So Yeshua instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven buns, gave thanks and pulled them apart, giving pieces to his apprentices to then distribute to the crowd.

OET-LV MRK 8:6

6 And he _is _commanding to _the crowd to _sit _down on the ground.
And having _taken the seven loaves, having _given _thanks he _broke and he _was _giving to _the apprentices/followers of _him, in _order _that they _may _be _setting _before them, and they _set _before it to _the crowd.

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All 9 recorded passages for this sense

MRK: OET MRK 6:41 · OET MRK 8:6–7

LUK: OET LUK 9:16 · OET LUK 10:8 · OET LUK 11:6

ACT: OET ACT 16:34

CO1: OET CO1 10:27

TI2: OET TI2 2:2

Sense 2: to tell a parable, to utter a parable

Semantic entry: 33.16

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Discourse Types

Definition: an idiom, literally: to place alongside a parable{N:001}

Collocations: παρατίθημι τὴν παραβολήν

Show passage in OET: MAT 13:24

OET-RV MAT 13:24

24 Then Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) told them another parable, saying, “The heavenly kingdom is like a farmer who’s planted good seed in his field.

OET-LV MAT 13:24

24 He _set _before to _them another parable saying:
The kingdom of _the heavens was _likened to_a_man having _sown good seed in the field of _him.

Show passage in OET: MAT 13:31

OET-RV MAT 13:31

31 Another one of his parables went like this: “The heavenly kingdom is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.

OET-LV MAT 13:31

31 Another parable he _set _before to _them saying, the kingdom of _the heavens is Similar to_a_seed of _mustard, which a_man having _taken sowed in the field of _him,

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Sense 3: to entrust oneself to, to commit oneself to the care of

Semantic entry: 35.47

Semantic domains: Help, Care For

Subdomains: Entrust To the Care Of

Definition: to entrust oneself to the care of someone

Forms: παρατίθεμαι[a]

Show passage in OET: LUK 12:48

OET-RV LUK 12:48

48 yet a slave that didn’t know what was expected, even if they might have done things worthy of a beating, they’ll just get a couple of blows. Everyone who’s given much is expected to do much, and everyone who’s entrusted with many things, will have much more expected back from them.

OET-LV LUK 12:48

48 but the one not having _known, but having _done things worthy of _beatings, will _be _being _beat few blows.
And to _everyone to _whom was _given much, much will _be _being _sought from him, and to _whom they _entrusted they _will _be _requesting him much, more _abundantly.

Show passage in OET: LUK 23:46

OET-RV LUK 23:46

46 Then Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) called out loudly, “Father, I’m entrusting my spirit into your care.” and after saying that, he stopped breathing.

OET-LV LUK 23:46

46 And the Yaʸsous having _called with_a_ loud _voice, said:
father:
I _am _entrusting the spirit of _me into the_hands of _you.
And having _said this, he _expired.

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All 6 recorded passages for this sense

LUK: OET LUK 12:48 · OET LUK 23:46

ACT: OET ACT 14:23 · OET ACT 20:32

TI1: OET TI1 1:18

PE1: OET PE1 4:19

Sense 4: to show to be true, to present evidence of truth, to prove

Semantic entry: 72.4

Semantic domains: True, False

Subdomains: True, False

Definition: to establish evidence to show that something is true

Forms: παρατίθεμαι[b]

Show passage in OET: ACT 17:3

OET-RV ACT 17:3

3 showing them how that it had been written that the messiah would suffer and be killed and come back to life, and then explaining, “This Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) that I’ve been telling you about is the messiah.”

OET-LV ACT 17:3

3 opening _up and setting _before that it _was _fitting the chosen _one /messiah to _suffer, and to _rise _up from the_dead, and saying that This Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), whom I am _proclaiming to _you _all is.
chosen _one /messiah.

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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament