What does παραβιάζομαι (parabiázomai) mean in the Bible?
παραβιάζομαι (parabiázomai) is a Greek word meaning "to urge".
Greek · G3849
παραβιάζομαι
To urge
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παραβιάζομαιG3849
Pronunciationparabiázomai
What does παραβιάζομαι (parabiázomai) mean in the Bible?
παραβιάζομαι (parabiázomai) is a Greek word meaning "to urge".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3849?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include she persuaded (1), they pleaded with Him (1).
Where does παραβιάζομαι (parabiázomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 24:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itshe persuaded1×Acts 16:15
they pleaded with Him1×Luke 24:29
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 24:29
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Luke1Acts1
Source forms
παρεβιάσαντο1xparebiasantoLuke 24:29
παρεβιάσατο1xparebiasatoActs 16:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural1xLuke 24:29
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular1xActs 16:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to urge
Source Gloss
to urge
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 24:29Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
παρεβιάσαντοparebiasanto
I urge, constrain by entreaties
Read verseActs 16:15Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
παρεβιάσατοparebiasato
I urge, constrain by entreaties
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2
Voice
middle2
Mood
indicative2
NT Occurrences
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)
Word Origins
παραβιάζομαι is built from these roots: