παραφέρωparaphérō
to bear along or aside, i.e. carry off (literally or figuratively); by implication, to avert
Greek (New Testament) · G3911
Meanings
1. to bring to, set before, especially of food.
2. to take or carry away: with accusative of thing, followed by ἀπό, Mark 14:36, Luke 22:42; passive, followed by ὑπό, Jude 1:12; metaphorically, passive, with dative, Hebrews 13:9.
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)
- φέρωphérō · G5342to "bear" or carry (in a very wide application, literally and figuratively, as follows)
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Mark 14:36 “Abba, Father,” he cried out, “everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”
- Luke 22:42 “Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”
- Hebrews 13:9 So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your strength comes from God’s grace, not from rules about food, which don’t help those who follow them.
- Jude 1:12 When these people eat with you in your fellowship meals commemorating the Lord’s love, they are like dangerous reefs that can shipwreck you. They are like shameless shepherds who care only for themselves. They are like clouds blowing over the land without giving any rain. They are like trees in autumn that are doubly dead, for they bear no fruit and have been pulled up by the roots.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.