What does παρασκευάζω (paraskeuázō) mean in the Bible?
παρασκευάζω (paraskeuázō) is a Greek word meaning "to prepare".
Greek · G3903
παρασκευάζω
To prepare
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παρασκευάζω G3903
Pronunciation paraskeuázō
What does παρασκευάζω (paraskeuázō) mean in the Bible?
παρασκευάζω (paraskeuázō) is a Greek word meaning "to prepare".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3903?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include prepared (1), the meal was being prepared (1), were prepared [ to give ] (1), will prepare (1).
Where does παρασκευάζω (paraskeuázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 10:10. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (2), 1 Corinthians (1), Acts (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 It prepared 1× 2 Corinthians 9:3
the meal was being prepared 1× Acts 10:10
were prepared [ to give ] 1× 2 Corinthians 9:2
will prepare 1× 1 Corinthians 14:8
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 10:10 παρασκευαζόντων to the meal was being prepared Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural 1 Corinthians 14:8 παρασκευάσεται to will prepare Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 2 Corinthians 9:2 παρεσκεύασται to were prepared [ to give ] Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2 Corinthians 9:3 παρεσκευασμένοι to prepared Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 10:10
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Acts 1 1 Corinthians 1 2 Corinthians 2
Source forms
παρασκευαζόντων 1x paraskeuazontōn Acts 10:10
παρασκευάσεται 1x paraskeuasetai 1 Corinthians 14:8
παρεσκευασμένοι 1x pareskeuasmenoi 2 Corinthians 9:3
παρεσκεύασται 1x pareskeuastai 2 Corinthians 9:2
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 14:8
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 9:2
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 2 Corinthians 9:3
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x Acts 10:10
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to prepare
Strong's G3903
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to prepare
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 10:10 Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
παρασκευαζόντων paraskeuazontwn
I prepare
Read verse 1 Corinthians 14:8 Verb Third Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
παρασκευάσεται paraskeuasetai
I prepare
Read verse 2 Corinthians 9:2 Verb Third Person Singular Perfect Passive Indicative
παρεσκεύασται pareskeuastai
I prepare
Read verse 2 Corinthians 9:3 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
παρεσκευασμένοι pareskeuasmenoi
I prepare
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 groups 2 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Present, Future, Perfect Voices Active, Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Active Acts 10:10 1×
Perfect Middle 2 Cor 9:3 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Future Middle 1 Cor 14:8 1×
Perfect Middle 2 Cor 9:2 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future 1 perfect 1 present 1
Voice
middle 2 active 1
Mood
indicative 2 participle 1
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
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain