What does παραπορεύομαι (paraporeúomai) mean in the Bible?
παραπορεύομαι (paraporeúomai) is a Greek word meaning "to travel near".
Greek · G3899
παραπορεύομαι
To travel near
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παραπορεύομαιG3899
Pronunciationparaporeúomai
What does παραπορεύομαι (paraporeúomai) mean in the Bible?
παραπορεύομαι (paraporeúomai) is a Greek word meaning "to travel near".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3899?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include passed by (2), they passed (1), they were walking back (1), was passing (1).
Where does παραπορεύομαι (paraporeúomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 27:39. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (4), Matthew (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 Itpassed by2×Matthew 27:39, Mark 15:29
they passed1×Mark 9:30
they were walking back1×Mark 11:20
was passing1×Mark 2:23
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 27:39παραπορευόμενοιtopassed byVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralMark 2:23παραπορεύεσθαιtowas passingVerb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassiveMark 9:30παρεπορεύοντοtothey passedVerb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralMark 11:20παραπορευόμενοιtothey were walking backVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralMark 15:29παραπορευόμενοιtopassed byVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 27:39
Aligned rows5
Books represented2
Matthew1Mark4
Source forms
παραπορευόμενοι3xparaporeuomenoiMatthew 27:39, Mark 11:20, Mark 15:29
παραπορεύεσθαι1xparaporeuesthaiMark 2:23
παρεπορεύοντο1xpareporeuontoMark 9:30
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural3xMatthew 27:39, Mark 11:20, Mark 15:29
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural1xMark 9:30
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive1xMark 2:23
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to travel near
Strong'sG3899
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms3 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to travel near
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 27:39Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
παραπορευόμενοιparaporeuomenoi
I go past
Read verseMark 2:23Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Infinitive
παραπορεύεσθαιparaporeuesqai
I go past
Read verseMark 9:30Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
παρεπορεύοντοpareporeuonto
I go past
Read verseMark 11:20Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
παραπορευόμενοι,paraporeuomenoi
I go past
Read verseMark 15:29Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
παραπορευόμενοιparaporeuomenoi
I go past
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 groups3Aligned forms5TensesPresent, ImperfectVoicesMiddle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality3×
Present MiddleMatt 27:39 · Mark 11:20 · Mark 15:293×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Present MiddleMark 2:231×
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Imperfect MiddleMark 9:301×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present4imperfect1
Voice
middle5
Mood
participle3infinitive1indicative1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 27:39παραπορευόμενοιpresent middle participleparticipleMark 2:23παραπορεύεσθαιpresent middle infinitiveinfinitiveMark 9:30παρεπορεύοντοimperfect middle indicativebackgroundMark 11:20παραπορευόμενοιpresent middle participleparticipleMark 15:29παραπορευόμενοιpresent middle participleparticiple
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
παραπορεύομαι is built from these roots:
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