παραιτέομαιparaitéomai
to beg off, i.e. deprecate, decline, shun
Greek (New Testament) · G3868
Meanings
1. to beg of or from another: Mark 15:6.
2. to deprecate
(a) properly, with neg., to entreat that not: Hebrews 12:19
(b) to refuse, decline, avoid: o. accusative, 1 Timothy 4:7, 1 Timothy 5:11, 2 Timothy 2:23, Titus 3:10, Hebrews 12:25.
3. to beg off, ask to be excused, excuse: Luke 14:18, Luke 14:19 (Hebrews 12:25, Field, Notes, 234).
Same root
- παράpará · G3844properly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local (especially beyond or opposed to) or causal (on account of)
- αἰτέωaitéō · G154to ask (in genitive case)
Where it appears
Appears 12 times in the Bible.
- Mark 15:6 Now it was the governor’s custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner—anyone the people requested.
- Luke 14:18 But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.’
- Luke 14:19 Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them out. Please excuse me.’
- Acts 25:11 If I have done something worthy of death, I don’t refuse to die. But if I am innocent, no one has a right to turn me over to these men to kill me. I appeal to Caesar!”
- 1 Timothy 4:7 Do not waste time arguing over godless ideas and old wives’ tales. Instead, train yourself to be godly.
- 1 Timothy 5:11 The younger widows should not be on the list, because their physical desires will overpower their devotion to Christ and they will want to remarry.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.