Passing over
πάρεσιςStrong’s G3929paresis
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Paresis is the Greek word usually translated “forbearance”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;”
Meaning
Usually translated “forbearance”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- forbearance 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
πάρεσις paresis · passing over
πάρεσις, -εως, ἡ (παρίημι), 1. a letting go, dismissal. 2. prætermission, passing by (of debt or sin) : Rom.3:25† SYN.: ἄφεσις, q.v (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “forbearance” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FORBEARANCE, noun
- The act of avoiding, shunning or omitting; either the cessation or intermission of an act commenced, or a withholding from beginning an act.
- Command of temper; restraint of passions.
- The exercise of patience; long suffering; indulgence towards those who injure us; lenity; delay of resentment or punishment.
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.