To refuse/excuse
παραιτέομαιStrong’s G3868paraiteomai
Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament
In short
Paraiteomai is the Greek word usually translated “do refuse”, “excused” and “were requesting”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.
“But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.”
Meaning
Usually translated “do refuse”, “excused” and “were requesting”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- do refuse 3
- excused 2
- they were requesting 1
- to excuse themselves 1
- i do refuse 1
- do reject 1
- they excused themselves 1
- you may refuse 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- 1 Timothy 2
- Hebrews 2
- Mark 1
- Acts 1
- 2 Timothy 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 5:11In contextBut the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;
- Titus 3:10In contextA man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
- Mark 15:6Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
- Luke 14:18And 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.
- Luke 14:19And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
- Acts 25:11For 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 Caesar.
Greek dictionary
παραιτέομαι paraiteomai · to refuse/excuse
παρ-αιτέομαι, -οῦμαι [in LXX for בָּקַשׁ pi., etc. ;] 1. to beg of or from another: Mrk.15:6 (Rec. ὅνπερ ᾐτοῦντο, see Field, Notes, 43). 2. to deprecate; (a) prop., with neg., to entreat that not (Thuc., al.): Heb.12:19; (b) to refuse, decline, avoid: o. accusative, 1Ti.4:7 5:11, 2Ti.2:23, Tit.3:10, Heb.12:25 (EV; but see Field, Notes, 234). 3. to beg off, ask to be excused, excuse (Polyb., al.) : Luk.14:18-19 (Heb.12:25, Field, l.with).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “excuse” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EXCU'SE, verb transitive
s as z. [Latin excuso; ex and causor, to blame. See Cause.]
- To pardon; to free from the imputation of fault or blame; to acquit of guilt.
- To pardon, as a fault; to forgive entirely, or to admit to be little censurable, and to overlook.
- To free from an obligation or duty.“I pray thee have me excused” Luke 14:18
- To remit; not to exact; as, to excuse a forfeiture.
All definitions and other forms of “excuse”
- To pardon; to admit an apology for.
- To throw off an imputation by apology.“Think you that we excuse ourselves to you?” 2 Corinthians 12:19
- To justify; to vindicate.“Their thoughts accusing or else excusing one another” Romans 2:15
EXCU'SE, noun
A plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular deportment; apology. Every man has an excuse to offer for his neglect of duty; the debtor makes excuses for delay of payment.
- The act of excusing or apologizing.
- That which excuses; that which extenuates or justifies a fault.
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.