What does παρέρχομαι · ποτήριον mean in the Bible?
e. to approach (arrive), go by (or away), (figuratively) perish or neglect, (causative) avert".
Greek · G3928, G4221
παρελθάτω ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ τὸ ποτήριον τοῦτο
To pass by · cup
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παρέρχομαι G3928 to pass by
Pronunciation parérchomai
Describes passing by physically or temporally; theologically emphasizes cessation or obsolescence of things destined to disappear.
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ποτήριον G4221 cup
Pronunciation potḗrion
Metaphorically denotes one's destined experience or lot, especially Christ's suffering or divine judgment.
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What does παρελθάτω ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ τὸ ποτήριον τοῦτο (parelthatō ap emou to potērion touto) mean in the Bible?
παρέρχομαι · ποτήριον is a Greek phrase meaning "to come near or aside, i.e. to approach (arrive), go by (or away), (figuratively) perish or neglect, (causative) avert".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3928, G4221?
G3928, G4221 is connected to 29 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to come near or aside, i.e. to approach (arrive), go by (or away), (figuratively) perish or neglect, (causative) avert
Source Gloss
to come near or aside, i.e. to approach (arrive), go by (or away), (figuratively) perish or neglect, (causative) avert
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 29 Tenses Aorist, Future, Present, Perfect Voices Active, Middle
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 7×
Aorist Active Matt 5:18 · Matt 24:34 · Mark 13:30 · Mark 14:35 · Luke 21:32 · Matt 24:35 7×
Indicative states a fact or reality 12×
Future Middle Mark 13:31 · Luke 21:33 · 2 Pet 3:10 · Matt 24:35 · Jas 1:10 7×
Aorist Active Matt 14:15 · 2 Cor 5:17 · Luke 15:29 3×
Present Middle Luke 11:42 · Luke 18:37 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 5×
Aorist Active Matt 8:28 · Matt 26:42 · Mark 6:48 · Luke 16:17 4×
Perfect Active Acts 27:9 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 4×
Aorist Active Luke 12:37 · Luke 17:7 · Acts 16:8 3×
Perfect Active 1 Pet 4:3 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Active Matt 26:39 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 29 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 18 future 7 perfect 2 present 2
Voice
active 20 middle 9
Mood
indicative 12 subjunctive 7 infinitive 5 participle 4 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:18 παρέλθῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 5:18 παρέλθῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 8:28 παρελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 14:15 παρῆλθεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 24:34 παρέλθῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 24:35 παρελεύσεται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 24:35 παρέλθωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 26:39 παρελθάτω aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 26:42 παρελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 6:48 παρελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 13:30 παρέλθῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 13:31 παρελεύσονται future middle indicative prospective Mark 13:31 παρελεύσονται future middle indicative prospective Mark 14:35 παρέλθῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 11:42 παρέρχεσθε present middle indicative ongoing Luke 12:37 παρελθὼν aorist active participle participle Luke 15:29 παρῆλθον aorist active indicative completed Luke 16:17 παρελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 17:7 παρελθὼν aorist active participle participle Luke 18:37 παρέρχεται present middle indicative ongoing Luke 21:32 παρέλθῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 21:33 παρελεύσονται future middle indicative prospective Luke 21:33 παρελεύσονται future middle indicative prospective Acts 16:8 παρελθόντες aorist active participle participle Acts 27:9 παρεληλυθέναι perfect active infinitive infinitive 2 Corinthians 5:17 παρῆλθεν aorist active indicative completed James 1:10 παρελεύσεται future middle indicative prospective 1 Peter 4:3 παρεληλυθὼς perfect active participle participle 2 Peter 3:10 παρελεύσονται future middle indicative prospective
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
παρελθάτω ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ τὸ ποτήριον τοῦτο 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