παρέρχομαιparérchomai
to come near or aside, i.e. to approach (arrive), go by (or away), (figuratively) perish or neglect, (causative) avert
Greek (New Testament) · G3928
Meanings
1. to pass, pass by
(a) of persons: absolutely, Luke 18:37; with accusative of person, Mark 6:48; with accusative lot., Acts 16:8; followed by διά, with genitive, Matthew 8:28
(b) of things: τ. ποτήριον, Matthew 26:39 (ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ), Matthew 26:42; of time, Matthew 14:15, Mark 14:35, Acts 27:9, 1 Peter 4:3. Metaph.
(a) to pass away, perish: Matthew 5:18, Matthew 24:34, Matthew 24:35, Mark 13:30, Mark 13:31, Luke 16:17, Luke 21:32, Luke 21:33, 2 Corinthians 5:17, James 1:10, 2 Peter 3:10
(b) to pass by, neglect, disregard: with accusative of thing, Luke 11:42, Luke 15:29.
2. to come to, arrive: Luke 12:37, Luke 17:7, Acts 24:7, R, margin (cf. ἀντι-παρέρχομαι).
Synonyms
παραβαίνω.
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)
- ἔρχομαιérchomai · G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- ἀντιπαρέρχομαιantiparérchomai · G492to go along opposite
Where it appears
Appears 29 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.
- Matthew 8:28 When Jesus arrived on the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gadarenes, two men who were possessed by demons met him. They came out of the tombs and were so violent that no one could go through that area.
- Matthew 14:15 That evening the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.”
- Matthew 24:34 I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene until all these things take place.
- Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.
- Matthew 26:39 He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.