Paraiteomai παραιτέομαι

Paraiteomai (Greek παραιτέομαι, Strong's G3868) is a Greek verb meaning “to refuse/excuse”. It occurs 12 times in 10 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Paraiteomai, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Mark

• Mark 15:6
  Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.

Luke

• Luke 14:18
  And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’
• Luke 14:19
  And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’

Acts

• Acts 25:11
  For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Cesar.If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”

1 Timothy

• 1 Timothy 4:7
  But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.But reject irreverent, silly myths. Instead, train yourself for godliness.
• 1 Timothy 5:11
  But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;But refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry,

2 Timothy

• 2 Timothy 2:23
  But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling.

Titus

• Titus 3:10
  A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;Reject a divisive man after a first and second admonition,

Hebrews

• Hebrews 12:19
  And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken.
• Hebrews 12:25
  See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).