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Strong's G3868 παραιτέομαι (paraiteomai)

Paraiteomai means “beg off” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3868 — luz (“depart”) in the Hebrew Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number G3868
Language Greek
Linked Usages 16
Books 11

Strong's G3868 Quick Answer

Strong's G3868 παραιτέομαι (paraiteomai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. paraiteomai (par-ai-teh'-om-ai) v. 1. to beg off, i.e. deprecate, decline, shun [from G3844 and the middle voice of G154] It has 16 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include make, avoid, and voice. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
paraiteomai (par-ai-teh'-om-ai) v. 1. to beg off, i.e. deprecate, decline, shun [from G3844 and the middle voice of G154]
Usage
16 linked usages
Books
11 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
make, avoid, and voice

Meaning and Definition

paraiteomai (par-ai-teh'-om-ai) v. 1. to beg off, i.e. deprecate, decline, shun [from G3844 and the middle voice of G154] KJV: avoid, (make) excuse, intreat, refuse, reject Root(s): G3844, G154

Original Word
παραιτέομαι
Transliteration
paraiteomai
Derivation
Root: αἰτέω R1: 3844 R2: 154
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3868. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to refuse/excuse

Usage: 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)

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How Strong's G3868 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render paraiteomai, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

avoid 2 Timothy 2:23 make Luke 14:18 voice Hebrews 12:19

How Strong's G3868 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 9 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3868 (παραιτέομαι) appears 8 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3868 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3868 in the New Testament

9 indexed usages in New Testament.

Luke 14:18 KJV

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 KJV

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 KJV

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 Caesar.

Strong's G3868 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

4 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

1 Kingdoms 20:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And if thy father do in anywise inquire for me, then shalt thou say, David earnestly asked leave of me to run to Bethlehem his city, for there is there a yearly sacrifice for all the family.

1 Kingdoms 20:28 Septuagint / Brenton

And Jonathan answered Saul, and said to him, David asked leave of me to go as far as Bethlehem his city;

Esther 4:8 Septuagint / Brenton

And he gave him the copy of the writing that was published in Susa concerning their destruction, to show to Esther; and told him to charge her to go in and entreat the king, and to beg him for the people, remembering, said he, the days of thy low estate, how thou wert nursed by my hand: because Haman who holds the next place to the king has spoken against us for death. Do thou call upon the Lord, and speak to the king concerning us, to deliver us from death.

Strong's G3868 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

3 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

2 Maccabees 2:31 Septuagint / Brenton

but to use brevity, and avoid much laboring of the work, is to be granted to him that will make an abridgement.

3 Maccabees 6:27 Septuagint / Brenton

Loose, loose the unjust bonds; send them to their homes in peace, and deprecate what has been done.

4 Maccabees 11:2 Septuagint / Brenton

I intend not, O tyrant, to get excused from the torment which is in behalf of virtue.

Usage Excerpts

First 16 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3868.

1 Kingdoms 20:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if thy father do in anywise inquire for me, then shalt thou say, David earnestly asked leave of me to run to Bethlehem his city, for there is there a yearly sacrifice for all the family.
1 Kingdoms 20:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jonathan answered Saul, and said to him, David asked leave of me to go as far as Bethlehem his city;
Esther 4:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he gave him the copy of the writing that was published in Susa concerning their destruction, to show to Esther; and told him to charge her to go in and entreat the king, and to beg him for the people, remembering, said he, the days of thy low estate, how thou wert nursed by my hand: because Haman who holds the next place to the king has spoken against us for death. Do thou call upon the Lord, and speak to the king concerning us, to deliver us from death.
Esther 7:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king rose up from the banquet to go into the garden: and Haman began to entreat the queen; for he saw that he was in an evil case.
Luke 14:18 New Testament, KJV
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 New Testament, KJV
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 New Testament, KJV
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 Caesar.
1 Timothy 4:7 New Testament, KJV
But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
1 Timothy 5:11 New Testament, KJV
But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;
2 Timothy 2:23 New Testament, KJV
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
Titus 3:10 New Testament, KJV
A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
Hebrews 12:19 New Testament, KJV
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 New Testament, KJV
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:
2 Maccabees 2:31 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
but to use brevity, and avoid much laboring of the work, is to be granted to him that will make an abridgement.
3 Maccabees 6:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Loose, loose the unjust bonds; send them to their homes in peace, and deprecate what has been done.
4 Maccabees 11:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
I intend not, O tyrant, to get excused from the torment which is in behalf of virtue.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3868, grouped by book.

1 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 20:6 1 Kingdoms 20:28
Esther 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 4:8 Esther 7:7
Luke 2 usages, New Testament
Luke 14:18 Luke 14:19
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 25:11
1 Timothy 2 usages, New Testament
1 Timothy 4:7 1 Timothy 5:11
2 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
2 Timothy 2:23
Titus 1 usage, New Testament
Titus 3:10
Hebrews 2 usages, New Testament
Hebrews 12:19 Hebrews 12:25
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 2:31
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 6:27
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 11:2

Strong's G3868 FAQ

What does paraiteomai (παραιτέομαι) mean?

Paraiteomai (Strong's G3868) is a Greek word most simply glossed "beg off". paraiteomai (par-ai-teh'-om-ai) v. 1. to beg off, i.e. deprecate, decline, shun [from G3844 and the middle voice of G154]

How many times is paraiteomai (παραιτέομαι) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 16 linked usages for Strong's G3868 across 11 books.

Where can I study paraiteomai (παραιτέομαι) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3868 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate paraiteomai (παραιτέομαι)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as make, avoid, and voice. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3868 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 4 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 3 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3868, with linked reader references where each row is available.