Observation
παρατήρησιςStrong’s G3907paratērēsis
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Paratērēsis is the Greek word usually translated “careful observation”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:”
Meaning
Usually translated “careful observation”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- careful observation 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
παρατήρησις paratērēsis · observation
παρα-τήρησις, -εως, ἡ [in Aq.: Exo.12:42 (see: παρατηρέω) * ;] observation: Luk.17:20 (Polyb., Plut., al.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “observation” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OBSERVA'TION, noun
s as z. [Latin observatio. See Observe.]
- The act of observing or taking notice; the act of seeing or of fixing the mind on any thing.
- Notion gained by observing; the effect or result of seeing or taking cognizance in the mind, and either retained in the mind or expressed in words; inference or something arising out of the act of seeing or noticing, or that which is produced by thinking and reflecting on a subject; note; remark; animadversion.
- Observance; adherence to in practice; performance of what is prescribed.
- In navigation, the taking of the altitude of the sun or a star in order to find the latitude.
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.