Greek verb · G3906
παρατηρέω
paratereopar-at-ay-reh'-o
to watch closely, observe narrowly; to observe scrupulously (of days and seasons
6 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: paratēréō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3906is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 5spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3906
to inspect alongside, i.e. note insidiously or scrupulously
The King James renders it: observe, watch.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
paratereo is rendered "to watch closely, observe narrowly; to observe scrupulously (of days and seasons". It stands 6 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Three of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to watch closely, observe narrowly".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Mark 3:2In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
- The Greek text spells it five different ways.
The first use
In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
Mark 3:2παρετήρουν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Three of the word's six uses are in Luke.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to watch closely, observe narrowly, and to observe scrupulously (of days and seasons.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to watch closely, observe narrowlyso mid., τ. πύλας, Act.9:24; with evil intent, Mrk.3:2, Luk.20:20 (absol., see Field, Notes, 74); so mid., Luk.6:7 14:1. | Tagged as
| WhereMark 3:2In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath. |
| to observe scrupulously (of days and seasons | Tagged as
| WhereExodus 12:42Because the LORD kept a vigil that night to bring them out of the land of Egypt… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| παραδίδωμι | paradidomi | to deliver | Uses119 |
| παρακαλέω | parakaleo | to plead/comfort | Uses108 |
| παραβολή | parabole | parable | Uses50 |
| παραλαμβάνω | paralambano | to take | Uses49 |
| παραγίνομαι | paraginomai | to come | Uses36 |
| παραγγέλλω | parangello | to order | Uses31 |
| παράκλησις | paraklesis | encouragement | Uses29 |
| παράπτωμα | paraptoma | trespass | Uses19 |
| παρατίθημι | paratithemi | to set before | Uses19 |
| παραχρῆμα | parachrema | instantly | Uses18 |
| παράδοσις | paradosis | tradition | Uses13 |
| παραιτέομαι | paraiteomai | to refuse/excuse | Uses12 |
and 58 more on the stem.
All 6, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
5 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- παρετηροῦντο2
- παρατηρεῖσθε1
- παρατηρήσαντες1
- παρατηρούμενοι1
- παρετήρουν1
The grammar of each form
- verb · imperfect middle, indicative · 3rd person plural2V-IMI-3P
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-AAP-NPM
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-IAI-3P
- verb · present middle, indicative · 2nd person plural1V-PMI-2P
- verb · present middle, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-PMP-NPM
Mark
one use
In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
- παρετήρουνpareterounverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were watching
Luke
three uses
Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
- παρετηροῦντοpareterountoverb · imperfect middle, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: Were closely watching
One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.
- παρατηρούμενοιparateroumenoiverb · present middle, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: watching
So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.
- παρατηρήσαντεςparateresantesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having watched
Acts
one use
but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
- παρετηροῦντοpareterountoverb · imperfect middle, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: They were themselves watching
Galatians
one use
You are observing special days and months and seasons and years!
- παρατηρεῖσθεparatereistheverb · present middle, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you observe
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.