What does παρενοχλέω (parenochléō) mean in the Bible?
παρενοχλέω (parenochléō): To trouble someone persistently about a specific matter; implies ongoing annoyance rather than momentary disturbance.
Greek · G3926
παρενοχλέω
To trouble
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παρενοχλέω G3926
Pronunciation parenochléō
What does παρενοχλέω (parenochléō) mean in the Bible?
παρενοχλέω (parenochléō): To trouble someone persistently about a specific matter; implies ongoing annoyance rather than momentary disturbance.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3926?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include that we should not cause trouble for (1).
Where does παρενοχλέω (parenochléō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 15:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (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 that we should not cause trouble for 1× Acts 15:19
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Usage map
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First aligned row Acts 15:19
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Acts 1
Source forms
παρενοχλεῖν 1x parenochlein Acts 15:19
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Acts 15:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To trouble someone persistently about a specific matter; implies ongoing annoyance rather than momentary disturbance.
Strong's G3926
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to trouble
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To trouble someone persistently about a specific matter; implies ongoing annoyance rather than momentary disturbance.
(cf. ἐνοχλέω), [in LXX for לָאָה hi. (Mic.6:3), etc. ;] to annoy concerning a matter (παρά): with dative of person(s), Act.15:19.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 15:19 Verb Present Active Infinitive
παρενοχλεῖν parenoclein
I trouble
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.
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Form groups 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Present Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Acts 15:19 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
infinitive 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
παρενοχλέω 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