What does παραχειμάζω (paracheimázō) mean in the Bible?
παραχειμάζω (paracheimázō) is a Greek word meaning "to winter".
Greek · G3914
παραχειμάζω
To winter
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παραχειμάζω G3914
Pronunciation paracheimázō
What does παραχειμάζω (paracheimázō) mean in the Bible?
παραχειμάζω (paracheimázō) is a Greek word meaning "to winter".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3914?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include spend the winter (1), that had wintered (1), to winter (1), to winter [there] (1).
Where does παραχειμάζω (paracheimázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 27:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), 1 Corinthians (1), Titus (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 spend the winter 1× 1 Corinthians 16:6
that had wintered 1× Acts 28:11
to winter 1× Titus 3:12
to winter [there] 1× Acts 27:12
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 27:12 παραχειμάσαι to to winter [there] Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Acts 28:11 παρακεχειμακότι to that had wintered Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Dative Neuter Singular 1 Corinthians 16:6 παραχειμάσω to spend the winter Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Titus 3:12 παραχειμάσαι to to winter Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 27:12
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Acts 2 1 Corinthians 1 Titus 1
Source forms
παραχειμάσαι 2x paracheimasai Acts 27:12, Titus 3:12
παρακεχειμακότι 1x parakecheimakoti Acts 28:11
παραχειμάσω 1x paracheimasō 1 Corinthians 16:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 2x Acts 27:12, Titus 3:12
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 16:6
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Dative Neuter Singular 1x Acts 28:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to winter
Source Gloss
to winter
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 27:12 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
παραχειμάσαι, paraceimasai
I pass the winter
Read verse Acts 28:11 Verb Perfect Active Participle Dative Singular Neuter
παρακεχειμακότι parakeceimakoti
I pass the winter
Read verse 1 Corinthians 16:6 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
παραχειμάσω, paraceimasw
I pass the winter
Read verse Titus 3:12 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
παραχειμάσαι. paraceimasai
I pass the winter
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 future 1 perfect 1
Voice
active 4
Mood
infinitive 2 indicative 1 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
παραχειμάζω 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