What does παραπίπτω (parapíptō) mean in the Bible?
παραπίπτω (parapíptō): To fall away from faith or covenant faithfulness; defection involving abandonment of prior commitment.
Greek · G3895
παραπίπτω
To defect
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παραπίπτωG3895
Pronunciationparapíptō
What does παραπίπτω (parapíptō) mean in the Bible?
παραπίπτω (parapíptō): To fall away from faith or covenant faithfulness; defection involving abandonment of prior commitment.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3895?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include have fallen away (1).
Where does παραπίπτω (parapíptō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Hebrews 6:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (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 Ithave fallen away1×Hebrews 6:6
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Usage map
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First aligned rowHebrews 6:6
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Hebrews1
Source forms
παραπεσόντας1xparapesontasHebrews 6:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural1xHebrews 6:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To fall away from faith or covenant faithfulness; defection involving abandonment of prior commitment.
Strong'sG3895
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Study linkHebrews 6:1-8Source Gloss
to defect
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To fall away from faith or covenant faithfulness; defection involving abandonment of prior commitment.
1most frequently (Hdt., Thuc., al.), to fall in one's way, befall.
2to fall into or in (before εἰς, Polyb.; with dative, 2Mac, l.with).
3to fall away (En, Wis, ll. with; in Polyb., with genitive) : absol., Heb.6:6.
4to fail (λόγος, Es, l.with; cf. 1Ki.3:19).
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.
Hebrews 6:6Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
παραπεσόντας,parapesontav
I fall away
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 groups1Aligned forms1TensesAoristVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Aorist ActiveHeb 6:61×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1
Voice
active1
Mood
participle1
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)
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
to fall away
Word Origins
παραπίπτω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Refers to decisive rejection, not minor lapse.Hebrews 6:1-8