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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G3868 - Excuse

Strong's No.:G3868

Greek:παραιτέομαι

Transliteration:paraiteomai

Phonetic:par-ahee-teh'-om-ahee

Word Origin:From G3844 and the middle of G154

Bible Usage:avoid (make) excuse intreat refuse reject.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

to beg off that is deprecate: decline shun


Thayers
Definition:

1. to ask along side, beg to have near one

a. to obtain by entreaty

b. to beg from, to ask for, supplicate

2. to avert by entreaty or seek to avert, to deprecate

a. to entreat that ... not

b. to refuse, decline

c. to shun, avoid

d. to avert displeasure by entreaty

1. to beg pardon, crave indulgence, to excuse

2. of one excusing himself for not accepting a wedding invitation to a feast


Bible References:
Excuse

Translation
Occurrences:
avoid ( 1 )
entreated ( 1 )
excuse ( 1 )
excused ( 2 )
refuse ( 4 )
refused ( 1 )
reject ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.