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To neglect

παραθεωρέωStrong’s G3865

paratheōreō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Paratheōreō is the Greek word usually translated “were being overlooked”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.”
Acts 6:1 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “were being overlooked”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • were being overlooked 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    παραθεωρέω paratheōreō · to neglect

    παρα-θεωρέω, -ῶ 1. to examine side by side, compare. 2. to over­look, neglect: pass., Act.6:1.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “neglect” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    NEGLECT, verb transitive

    [G. To let, to leave, to suffer to pass. The sense of the latter words then is to leave behind, or permit to remain; I suspect the Latin To be composed of the same prefix, as n is not radical in the latter. But of this I am not confident.]

    1. To omit by carelessness or design; to forbear to do, use, employ, promote or attend to; as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay honest debts; to neglect our interest or policy; to neglect the means in our power.
    2. To omit to receive or embrace; to slight.“How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation?” Hebrews 2:3
    3. To slight; not to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect.
    4. To postpone. [Not in use.]
    All definitions and other forms of “neglect”

      NEGLECT, noun

      1. Omission; forbearance to do any thing that can be done or that requires to be done. neglect may be from carelessness or intention.
      2. Slight; omission of attention or civilities. neglect of due notice and attention to strangers is characteristic of ill breeding.
      3. Negligence; habitual want of regard.
      4. State of being disregarded.

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

      Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.