παραλέγομαιparalégomai
to lay beside; middle
Greek (New Testament) · G3881
Meanings
(a) to lie beside (Hom.)
(b) later, of sailors, to sail past: with accusative, Acts 27:8, Acts 27:13.
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)
- λέγωlégō · G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 (ἔπω) and G5346 (φημί) generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 (ῥέω) is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 (λαλέω) means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Acts 27:8 We struggled along the coast with great difficulty and finally arrived at Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
- Acts 27:13 When a light wind began blowing from the south, the sailors thought they could make it. So they pulled up anchor and sailed close to the shore of Crete.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.