Paraitéomai — G3868

Definition

verb

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

1. properly, to ask alongside (παρά ), beg to have near one
2. to avert (παρά aside ) by entreaty or seek to avert, to deprecate
1. properly, followed by μή and an accusative with an infinitive (to intreat that... not)
2. equivalent to to refuse, decline
3. equivalent to to shun, avoid
4. to avert displeasure by entreaty, i. e. to beg pardon, crave indulgence, to excuse

Usually translated as

refuse, avoid, excuse, reject, intreat

Origin

from G3844 and the middle voice of G154

• pará (G3844)
• aitéō (G154)

Occurrences

Paraitéomai occurs 10 times in 8 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (2), Acts (1), 1 Timothy (2), 2 Timothy (1), Titus (1), Hebrews (1)

• Luke 14:18 — And they all with one consent began to make excuse (παραιτεῖσθαι). 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 14:18 — 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 (παρῃτημένον).
• 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 (παρῃτημένον).
• Acts 25:11 — For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse (παραιτοῦμαι) 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 Cæsar.
• 1 Timothy 4:7 — But refuse (παραιτοῦ) profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
• 1 Timothy 5:11 — But the younger widows refuse (παραιτοῦ): for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;
• 2 Timothy 2:23 — But foolish and unlearned questions avoid (παραιτοῦ), knowing that they do gender strifes.
• Titus 3:10 — A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject (παραιτοῦ);
• Hebrews 12:25 — See that ye refuse (παραιτήσησθε) 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:
• Hebrews 12:25 — See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused (παραιτησάμενοι) him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: