Greek · G3881 · unreviewed

παραλέγομαι

To sail past

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παραλέγομαι G3881

Pronunciation paralégomai

What does παραλέγομαι (paralégomai) mean in the Bible?

παραλέγομαι (paralégomai) is a Greek word meaning "to sail past". παρα-λέγω to lay beside; mid.

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Meaning

to sail past

Extended definition

to lay beside; mid.,

ato lie beside (Hom.);

blater, of sailors, to sail past: with accusative, Act.27:8, 13.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

background 1 participle 1

Tense

present 1 imperfect 1

Voice

middle 2

Mood

participle 1 indicative 1

NT Occurrences

Acts 27:13 παρελέγοντο imperfect middle indicative background Acts 27:8 παραλεγόμενοι present middle participle participle

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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