Greek · G3908, G4183 · unreviewed

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 word meaning "much was entrusted/deposited".

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Meaning

much was entrusted/deposited
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Present Future
Voices
Active Middle Passive
Indicative states a fact or reality 10×
Aorist Active Matt 13:24 · Matt 13:31 · Acts 16:34 · Mark 8:6
Present Middle Luke 23:46 · Acts 20:32 · 1 Tim 1:18
Aorist Middle Luke 12:48 · Acts 14:23
Future Active Luke 11:6
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose
Present Active Mark 6:41 · Mark 8:6
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract
Present Active Mark 8:7
Aorist Active Luke 9:16
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality
Present Passive Luke 10:8 · 1 Cor 10:27
Present Middle Acts 17:3
Imperative command or strong request
Aorist Middle 2 Tim 2:2
Present Middle 1 Pet 4:19
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 18 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 6 ongoing 3 prospective 1 imperative 2 subjunctive 2 infinitive 2 participle 2
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

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)

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