Greek · G3930 · unreviewed

παρέχω

To furnish occasion

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παρέχω G3930
Pronunciation paréchō

What does παρέχω (paréchō) mean in the Bible?

παρέχω (paréchō) is a Greek word meaning "to furnish occasion". παρ-έχω [in LXX: Psa.

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Meaning

to furnish occasion
Extended definition
IActive voice.,
1to furnish, provide, supply; with ref. to incorporeal things, to afford, show, give, cause: with accusative, Act.22:2, 1Ti.1:4; with accusative and dative, Mat.26:10, Mrk.14:6, Luk.11:7 18:5, Act.16:16 17:31 28:2, Gal.6:17, 1Ti.6:17.
2to present, offer: with accusative and dative, Luk.6:29; with prop. reflex. and accusative pred., to show or present oneself (see infr., and cf. B1., § 55, 1).
IIMiddle voice.,
1to supply, furnish or display of one's own part: with accusative and dative, Luk.7:4, Act.19:24, Col.4:1.
2In late writers, with prop. reflex. and accusative pred. (= act. ut supr.), to show or present oneself (Xen., FlJ, al.; cf. M, Pr., 248; Deiss., BS, 254) : Tit.2:7.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 16 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1 ongoing 3 prospective 1 imperative 4 background 3 infinitive 1 participle 3
Tense
present 10 imperfect 3 aorist 2 future 1
Voice
active 12 middle 4
Mood
indicative 8 imperative 4 participle 3 infinitive 1

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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