What does παραφέρω (paraphérō) mean in the Bible?
παραφέρω (paraphérō) is a Greek word meaning "to take away".
Greek · G3911
παραφέρω
To take away
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παραφέρω G3911
Pronunciation paraphérō
What does παραφέρω (paraphérō) mean in the Bible?
παραφέρω (paraphérō) is a Greek word meaning "to take away".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3911?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Take (2), be carried away [by] (1), carried along (1).
Where does παραφέρω (paraphérō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 14:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (1), Jude (1), Luke (1), Mark (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 Take 2× Mark 14:36, Luke 22:42
be carried away [by] 1× Hebrews 13:9
carried along 1× Jude 1:12
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 14:36 παρένεγκε to Take Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Luke 22:42 παρένεγκε to take Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Hebrews 13:9 παραφέρεσθε to be carried away [by] Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural Jude 1:12 παραφερόμεναι to carried along Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 14:36
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Mark 1 Luke 1 Hebrews 1 Jude 1
Source forms
παρένεγκε 2x parenenke Mark 14:36, Luke 22:42
παραφέρεσθε 1x parapheresthe Hebrews 13:9
παραφερόμεναι 1x parapheromenai Jude 1:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular 2x Mark 14:36, Luke 22:42
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x Hebrews 13:9
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Plural 1x Jude 1:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to take away
Strong's G3911
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to take away
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 14:36 Verb Second Person Singular Second Aorist Active Imperative
παρένεγκε parenegke
I turn aside, carry away, remove
Read verse Luke 22:42 Verb Second Person Singular Second Aorist Active Imperative
παρένεγκε parenegke
I turn aside, carry away, remove
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 Aorist, Present Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Imperative command or strong request 3×
Aorist Active Mark 14:36 · Luke 22:42 2×
Present Passive Heb 13:9 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Passive Jude 1:12 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 aorist 2
Voice
passive 2 active 2
Mood
imperative 3 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
παραφέρω is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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