Strong's Greek Concordance

G3868: παραιτέομαι

paraitéomai · “to refuse/excuse”

Definition

to beg off, i.e. deprecate, decline, shun

KJV translates it as: avoid, (make) excuse, intreat, refuse, reject

Word origin: from G3844 (παρά) and the middle voice of G154 (αἰτέω);

Extended definition

παρ-αιτέομαι, -οῦμαι
[in LXX for בָּקַשׁ pi., etc. ;]
1. to beg of or from another: Mrk.15:6 (Rec. ὅνπερ ᾐτοῦντο, see Field, Notes, 43).
2. to deprecate;
(a) prop., with neg., to entreat that not (Thuc., al.): Heb.12:19;
(b) to refuse, decline, avoid: o. accusative, 1Ti.4:7 5:11, 2Ti.2:23, Tit.3:10, Heb.12:25 (EV; but see Field, Notes, 234).
3. to beg off, ask to be excused, excuse (Polyb., al.) : Luk.14:18-19 (Heb.12:25, Field, l.with).†
(AS)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).

How G3868 is translated

  • excused. ×2
  • do refuse; ×2
  • they were requesting. ×1
  • to excuse themselves. ×1
  • i do refuse ×1
  • do refuse ×1
  • do reject ×1
  • they excused themselves ×1
  • you may refuse ×1
  • having refused ×1

Bible verses with G3868 (paraitéomai)

Paraitéomai appears in 10 verses.

  • Mark 15:6

    Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.

  • Luke 14:18

    And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

  • Luke 14:19

    And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

  • Acts 25:11

    For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Cesar.

  • 1 Timothy 4:7

    But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

  • 1 Timothy 5:11

    But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;

  • 2 Timothy 2:23

    But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.

  • Titus 3:10

    A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

  • Hebrews 12:19

    And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:

  • Hebrews 12:25

    See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: