What does παραλέγομαι (paralégomai) mean in the Bible?
παραλέγομαι (paralégomai) is a Greek word meaning "to sail past".
Greek · G3881
παραλέγομαι
To sail past
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παραλέγομαιG3881
Pronunciationparalégomai
What does παραλέγομαι (paralégomai) mean in the Bible?
παραλέγομαι (paralégomai) is a Greek word meaning "to sail past".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3881?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] sailed along (1), we had moved along the coast (1).
Where does παραλέγομαι (paralégomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 27:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[and] sailed along1×Acts 27:13
we had moved along the coast1×Acts 27:8
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 27:8
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Acts2
Source forms
παραλεγόμενοι1xparalegomenoiActs 27:8
παρελέγοντο1xparelegontoActs 27:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural1xActs 27:13
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural1xActs 27:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to sail past
Source Gloss
to sail past
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to lay beside; mid.,
ato lie beside (Hom.);
blater, of sailors, to sail past: with accusative, Act.27:8, 13.
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.
Acts 27:8Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
παραλεγόμενοιparalegomenoi
I coast along, sail along
Read verseActs 27:13Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
παρελέγοντοparelegonto
I coast along, sail along
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
present1imperfect1
Voice
middle2
Mood
participle1indicative1
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
παραλέγομαι is built from these roots: