Greek · G3908 · unreviewed

παρατίθημι

To set before

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παρατίθημι G3908

Pronunciation paratíthēmi

What does παρατίθημι (paratíthēmi) mean in the Bible?

παρατίθημι (paratíthēmi) is a Greek word meaning "to set before". παρα-τίθημι [in LXX chiefly for שׂוּם ;] __I. Expresses Christ’s voluntary surrender of life. This term runs through the canonical themes of Faith, Messiah.

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Meaning

to set before

Extended definition

To entrust something precious to someone's protective care or faithful stewardship.

IAct., to place beside, set before, with accusative and dative: of food, Mrk.6:41 8:6-7, Luk.9:16 11:6; τράπεζαν, Act.16:34; pass. ptcp., Luk.10:8, 1Co.10:27; metaphorically, of teaching, παραβολήν, Mat.13:24, 31.

IIMid.,

1to have set before one (Hom., Thuc., Xen., al.).

2to deposit with another, give in charge or commit to (Hdt., Xen., Polyb., al.) : with accusative and dative, Luk.12:48 23:46, Act.14:23 20:32, 1Ti.1:18, 2Ti.2:2, 1Pe.4:19.

3to bring forward, quote as evidence: before ὅτι, Act.17:3 (see Page, in l).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Why This Word Matters

Expresses Christ’s voluntary surrender of life. 1 Peter 4:12-19

The gospel message is treated as a sacred trust that must be faithfully passed to reliable teachers. 2 Timothy 2:1-7

Encourages active trust in God’s faithful guardianship amid trials. Luke 23:44–49

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Aorist Present Future

Voices

Active Middle Passive

Indicative states a fact or reality 10×

Aorist Active Matt 13:24 · Matt 13:31 · Acts 16:34 · Mark 8:6 4×

Present Middle Luke 23:46 · Acts 20:32 · 1 Tim 1:18 3×

Aorist Middle Luke 12:48 · Acts 14:23 2×

Future Active Luke 11:6 1×

Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×

Present Active Mark 6:41 · Mark 8:6 2×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×

Present Active Mark 8:7 1×

Aorist Active Luke 9:16 1×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×

Present Passive Luke 10:8 · 1 Cor 10:27 2×

Present Middle Acts 17:3 1×

Imperative command or strong request 2×

Aorist Middle 2 Tim 2:2 1×

Present Middle 1 Pet 4:19 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 18 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 6 ongoing 3 prospective 1 imperative 2 subjunctive 2 infinitive 2 participle 2

Tense

present 9 aorist 8 future 1

Voice

active 9 middle 7 passive 2

Mood

indicative 10 participle 2 imperative 2 infinitive 2 subjunctive 2

NT Occurrences

Matthew 13:24 παρέθηκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 13:31 παρέθηκεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 6:41 παρατιθῶσιν present active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 8:6 παρατιθῶσιν present active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 8:6 παρέθηκαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 8:7 παρατιθέναι present active infinitive infinitive Luke 9:16 παραθεῖναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 10:8 παρατιθέμενα present passive participle participle Luke 11:6 παραθήσω future active indicative prospective Luke 12:48 παρέθεντο aorist middle indicative completed Luke 23:46 παρατίθεμαι present middle indicative ongoing Acts 14:23 παρέθεντο aorist middle indicative completed Acts 16:34 παρέθηκεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 20:32 παρατίθεμαι present middle indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 10:27 παρατιθέμενον present passive participle participle 1 Timothy 1:18 παρατίθεμαί present middle indicative ongoing 2 Timothy 2:2 παράθου aorist middle imperative imperative 1 Peter 4:19 παρατιθέσθωσαν present middle imperative imperative

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

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Canonical Themes

Faith Messiah

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses

1 Peter 4:12-19 entrust paratíthēmi Imperative · Present Middle

to commit for safekeeping

2 Timothy 2:1-7 Entrust paratíthēmi Imperative · Aorist Middle

to commit something valuable into the care of another

Luke 23:44–49 παρατίθημι paratíthēmi Indicative · Present Middle

to entrust, commit

Additional Occurrences

Luke 23:44–49 παρατίθεμαι paratíthēmi

I commit, entrust

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 14 — Through Many Hardships into the Kingdom Acts 17 — The Gospel Reasoned from Scripture and Proclaimed to the Nations Luke 23 — The Innocent King Condemned, Crucified with Transgressors, and Buried in Hope

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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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