What does παραῤῥυέω (pararrhyéō) mean in the Bible?
παραῤῥυέω (pararrhyéō): Gradual, unnoticed departure from a fixed position or truth, emphasizing passive drift rather than active abandonment.
Greek · G3901
παραῤῥυέω
To drift away
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παραῤῥυέωG3901
Pronunciationpararrhyéō
What does παραῤῥυέω (pararrhyéō) mean in the Bible?
παραῤῥυέω (pararrhyéō): Gradual, unnoticed departure from a fixed position or truth, emphasizing passive drift rather than active abandonment.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3901?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include so that we do not drift away (1).
Where does παραῤῥυέω (pararrhyéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Hebrews 2:1. 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 Itso that we do not drift away1×Hebrews 2:1
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Usage map
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First aligned rowHebrews 2:1
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Hebrews1
Source forms
παραρυῶμεν1xpararyōmenHebrews 2:1
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural1xHebrews 2:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Gradual, unnoticed departure from a fixed position or truth, emphasizing passive drift rather than active abandonment.
Strong'sG3901
Lexical occurrences0 versesGreek text appearances1 timeVerse guides0 guides
Study linkHebrews 2:1-4Source Gloss
to drift away
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Gradual, unnoticed departure from a fixed position or truth, emphasizing passive drift rather than active abandonment.
to flow by, drift away, slip away: Heb.2:1.
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 2:1Verb First Person Plural Second Aorist Passive Subjunctive
παραρρυῶμεν.pararruwmen
I am lost, perish, drift 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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1
Voice
active1
Mood
subjunctive1
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)
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
drift away
Word Origins
παραῤῥυέω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Illustrates gradual spiritual slippage rather than open rebellion.Hebrews 2:1-4