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GreekG3906Verb

παρατηρέω

paratēreō

6Occurrences
G3906Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to inspect alongside, i.e. note insidiously or scrupulously

from G3844 (παρά) and G5083 (τηρέω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to watch closely, observe narrowly
2.to observe scrupulously (of days and seasons; cf.
LXX: (זָמַם), (שָׁמַר), Da TH (12), *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

παρατηρέω appears 6 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
3
Acts
1
Galatians
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

Acts 9:24BSB

but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.

Galatians 4:10BSB

You are observing special days and months and seasons and years!

Luke 14:1BSB

One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.

Luke 20:20BSB

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.

Luke 6:7BSB

Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.