What does παρατίθημι · πολύς mean in the Bible?
παρατίθημι · πολύς is a Greek phrase meaning "much was entrusted/deposited".
Greek · G3908, G4183
παρέθεντο πολύ
To set before · much
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παρατίθημι G3908 to set before
Pronunciation paratíthēmi
To entrust something precious to someone's protective care or faithful stewardship.
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πολύς G4183 much
Pronunciation polýs
Quantifies magnitude across all dimensions: number, space, degree, value, time, and importance.
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What does παρέθεντο πολύ (parethento poly) mean in the Bible?
παρατίθημι · πολύς is a Greek phrase meaning "much was entrusted/deposited".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3908, G4183?
G3908, G4183 is connected to 19 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. much was entrusted/deposited
Source Gloss
much was entrusted/deposited
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 5 Aligned forms 19 Tenses Aorist, Present, Future Voices Active, Middle, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 10×
Aorist Active Matt 13:24 · Matt 13:31 · Acts 16:34 · Mark 8:6 4×
Present Middle Luke 23:46 · Acts 20:32 · 1 Tim 1:18 3×
Aorist Middle Luke 12:48 · Acts 14:23 2×
Future Active Luke 11:6 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Present Active Mark 6:41 · Mark 8:6 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Present Active Mark 8:7 1×
Aorist Active Luke 9:16 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Present Passive Luke 10:8 · 1 Cor 10:27 2×
Present Middle Acts 17:3 1×
Imperative command or strong request 2×
Aorist Middle 2 Tim 2:2 1×
Present Middle 1 Pet 4:19 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 18 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 9 aorist 8 future 1
Voice
active 9 middle 7 passive 2
Mood
indicative 10 participle 2 imperative 2 infinitive 2 subjunctive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 13:24 παρέθηκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 13:31 παρέθηκεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 6:41 παρατιθῶσιν present active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 8:6 παρατιθῶσιν present active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 8:6 παρέθηκαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 8:7 παρατιθέναι present active infinitive infinitive Luke 9:16 παραθεῖναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 10:8 παρατιθέμενα present passive participle participle Luke 11:6 παραθήσω future active indicative prospective Luke 12:48 παρέθεντο aorist middle indicative completed Luke 23:46 παρατίθεμαι present middle indicative ongoing Acts 14:23 παρέθεντο aorist middle indicative completed Acts 16:34 παρέθηκεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 20:32 παρατίθεμαι present middle indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 10:27 παρατιθέμενον present passive participle participle 1 Timothy 1:18 παρατίθεμαί present middle indicative ongoing 2 Timothy 2:2 παράθου aorist middle imperative imperative 1 Peter 4:19 παρατιθέσθωσαν present middle imperative imperative
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
παρέθεντο πολύ is built from these roots:
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