Greek word study
παραιτέομαι G3868
- Transliteration
- paraitéomai
- KJV glosses
- avoid, (make) excuse, intreat, refuse, reject
Lexical summary
to beg off, i.e. deprecate, decline, shun
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to beg off, i.e. deprecate, decline, shun
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information