What does παρατήρησις (paratḗrēsis) mean in the Bible?
παρατήρησις (paratḗrēsis): Close watchful observation or careful notice, emphasizing vigilant attention rather than casual viewing
Greek · G3907
παρατήρησις
Observation
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παρατήρησιςG3907
Pronunciationparatḗrēsis
What does παρατήρησις (paratḗrēsis) mean in the Bible?
παρατήρησις (paratḗrēsis): Close watchful observation or careful notice, emphasizing vigilant attention rather than casual viewing
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How does the BSB render G3907?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include observable signs (1).
Where does παρατήρησις (paratḗrēsis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 17:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (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 Itobservable signs1×Luke 17:20
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First aligned rowLuke 17:20
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
παρατηρήσεως1xparatērēseōsLuke 17:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular1xLuke 17:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Close watchful observation or careful notice, emphasizing vigilant attention rather than casual viewing
Strong'sG3907
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
observation
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.
Luke 17:20Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
παρατηρήσεως·parathrhsewv
observation
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Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms1Case patternGenitive (1)Number patternSingular (1)
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Genitive · Singular · FeminineLuke 17:201×
Where It Appears in Scripture
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Witnesses
Luke 17:20–37παρατηρήσεωςparatḗrēsis
Observable signs
Word Origins
παρατήρησις is built from this root:
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