What does παρακούω (parakoúō) mean in the Bible?
παρακούω (parakoúō): To hear but deliberately disregard or refuse to obey what is heard; willful inattention
Greek · G3878
παρακούω
To ignore
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παρακούωG3878
Pronunciationparakoúō
What does παρακούω (parakoúō) mean in the Bible?
παρακούω (parakoúō): To hear but deliberately disregard or refuse to obey what is heard; willful inattention
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3878?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include he refuses to listen (2), overheard (1).
Where does παρακούω (parakoúō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 18:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2), Mark (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 Ithe refuses to listen2×Matthew 18:17
overheard1×Mark 5:36
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 18:17
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Matthew2Mark1
Source forms
παρακούσῃ2xparakousēMatthew 18:17
παρακούσας1xparakousasMark 5:36
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular2xMatthew 18:17
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xMark 5:36
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To hear but deliberately disregard or refuse to obey what is heard; willful inattention
Strong'sG3878
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to ignore
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To hear but deliberately disregard or refuse to obey what is heard; willful inattention
1to overhear.
2to hear amiss or imperfectly.
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.
Matthew 18:17Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
παρακούσῃparakoush
I refuse to hear, disobey, disregard
Read verseMatthew 18:17Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
παρακούσῃ,parakoush
I refuse to hear, disobey, disregard
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.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms3TensesAoristVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose2×
Aorist ActiveMatt 18:172×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Aorist ActiveMark 5:361×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist3
Voice
active3
Mood
subjunctive2participle1
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
παρακούω is built from these roots: