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Koine Greek wordlink #102540

SR GNT Acts 25:11 παραιτοῦμαι (paraitoumai) ‘I have done anything not I am refusing to die_off if on_the_other_hand’ Strongs=38680 Lemma=paraiteomai
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=middle person=1st number=singular
Year=62 AD Event=Paul_appeals_to_Caesar TimeSeries=Paul_appeals_to_Caesar Refers to Word #102507 Person=Paul

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Only use of identical word form παραιτοῦμαι (V-IPM1··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘παραιτοῦμαι’ (V-IPM1··S) is always and only glossed as ‘I am refusing’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘paraiteomai’ have 8 different glosses: ‘be refusing’, ‘having refused’, ‘having_been excused’, ‘to_be excusing themselves’, ‘I am refusing’, ‘they were excusing’, ‘you_all may refuse’, ‘excused’.

Greek words (4) other than παραιτοῦμαι (V-IPM1··S) with a gloss related to ‘refusing’

1 TIM 4:7 παραιτοῦ (paraitou) V-MPM2··S ‘and granny myths be refusing be training and yourself’ SR GNT 1 Tim 4:7 word 8

OET-LV: 7 But be _refusing the profane and granny myths. And be _training yourself to devoutness, (TI1_4:7)

OET-RV: 7 Refuse to listen to rude jokes and conspiracy theories. Instead train yourself to be godly, (TI1 4:7)

1 TIM 5:11 παραιτοῦ (paraitou) V-MPM2··S ‘younger but widows be refusing whenever for they may become_sensual’ SR GNT 1 Tim 5:11 word 4

OET-LV: 11 But be _refusing younger widows, because/for whenever they _may _become _sensual against _the chosen _one /messiah, they _are _willing to _be _marrying, (TI1_5:11)

OET-RV: 11 But don’t enrol younger widows because their emotional needs might drive them to want to marry again rather than to serve the messiah (TI1 5:11)

2 TIM 2:23 παραιτοῦ (paraitou) V-MPM2··S ‘and uneducated debates be refusing having known that they are bearing’ SR GNT 2 Tim 2:23 word 7

OET-LV: 23 And be _refusing the foolish and uneducated debates, having _known that they _are _bearing quarrels. (TI2_2:23)

OET-RV: 23 Refuse to enter foolish and uneducated debates, because they’ll just end in an argument. (TI2 2:23)

TIT 3:10 Παραιτοῦ (Paraitou) V-MPM2··S ‘and a second admonition be refusing’ SR GNT Tit 3:10 word 8

OET-LV: 10 Be _refusing a_sectarian person after one and a_second admonition, (TIT_3:10)

OET-RV: 10 Refuse to listen to a divisive person after you’ve given them two warnings (TIT 3:10)

Key: V=verb