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Koine Greek wordlink #23613

SR GNT Mark 3:2 παρετήρουν (paretaʸroun) ‘and they were watching_closely him whether on the’ Strongs=39060 Lemma=paratēreō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=active person=3rd number=plural
Refers to Word #23469

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Only use of identical word form παρετήρουν (V-IIA3..P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘παρετήρουν’ (V-IIA3..P) is always and only glossed as ‘they were watching_closely’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘paratēreō’ have 5 different glosses: ‘having watched_closely’, ‘were watching_closely’, ‘they were watching_closely’, ‘you_all are observing’, ‘watching_closely’.

Greek words (3) other than παρετήρουν (V-IIA3..P) with a gloss related to ‘watching_closely’

LUKE 6:7 παρετηροῦντο (paretaʸrounto) V-IIM3..P ‘were watching_closely and him the’ SR GNT Luke 6:7 word 2

LUKE 14:1 παρατηρούμενοι (parataʸroumenoi) V-PPM.NMP ‘and they were watching_closely him’ SR GNT Luke 14:1 word 23

ACTs 9:24 παρετηροῦντο (paretaʸrounto) V-IIM3..P ‘the plot of them they were watching_closely and also the’ SR GNT Acts 9:24 word 10

Key: V=verb IIA3..P=indicative,imperfect,active,3rd person plural IIM3..P=indicative,imperfect,middle,3rd person plural PPM.NMP=participle,present,middle,nominative,masculine,plural