What does παραβουλεύομαι (parabouleúomai) mean in the Bible?
παραβουλεύομαι (parabouleúomai): To risk or hazard one's life by exposing oneself to danger, particularly in service.
Greek · G3851
παραβουλεύομαι
παραβουλεύομαι (parabouleúomai): To risk or hazard one's life by exposing oneself to danger, particularly in service.
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παραβουλεύομαιG3851
Pronunciationparabouleúomai
What does παραβουλεύομαι (parabouleúomai) mean in the Bible?
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How does the BSB render G3851?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include risking (1).
Where does παραβουλεύομαι (parabouleúomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Philippians 2:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Philippians (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders Itrisking1×Philippians 2:30
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First aligned rowPhilippians 2:30
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Philippians1
Source forms
παραβολευσάμενος1xparaboleusamenosPhilippians 2:30
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular1xPhilippians 2:30
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To risk or hazard one's life by exposing oneself to danger, particularly in service.
Source Gloss
to risk
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To risk or hazard one's life by exposing oneself to danger, particularly in service.
= cl. παραβάλλομαι (2Ma.14:38), to expose oneself to danger, hazard one's life: with dative ref., τ. ψυχῇ (see M, Pr., 64), Php.2:30 (Rec. παραβουλ-). Cited by Deiss., LAE, 84, 120. παρα-βουλεύομαι, to consult amiss, or perh. (see LS, see word), a vulg. form of παρα-βολ- (which see) : Php.2:30, Rec.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Philippians 2:30Verb Aorist Middle Deponent Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
παραβουλευσάμενοςparabouleusamenov
I expose myself to danger, am reckless
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Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1
Voice
middle1
Mood
participle1
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Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
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