Strong's Lexicon
G3935 — παρίημι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3935 |
|---|---|
| Word: | παρίημι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G3844 and hiemi "to send" |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | pariemi |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | par-ee'-ay-mi |
| Meaning: | 1. to let by, i.e. relax |
| KJV Renderings: | hang down |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
παρίημι: 2 aorist infinitive παρεῖναι (Luk 11:42 L T Tr WH); perfect passive participle παρειμένος; from Homer down;
1. to let pass; to pass by, neglect (very often in Greek writings from Pindar, Aeschyl, Herodotus down), to disregard, omit: τί, Luk 11:42 (R G ἀφιέναι) (ἁμαρτήματα, to pass oreo, let go unpunished, Sir 23:2; (τιμωρίαν, Lycurgus, 148, 41)).
2. to relax, loosen, let go (see παρά, IV. 2) (e. g. a bow); perfect passive participle παρειμένος, relaxed, unstrung, weakened, exhausted (Euripides, Plato, Diodorus, Plutarch, others): χεῖρες, Heb 12:12; Sir 2:13 Sir 25:23, cf. Zep 3:16; Jer 4:31; ἀργοί καί παρείμενοι ἐπί ἀργόν ἀγαθόν, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 34, 4 [ET] cf. 1. Cf. παραλύω.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
παρίημι (hang down)
Hebrews 12:12
- KJV: Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down and the feeble knees
- GK: διό τας παρειμένας χείρας και τα παραλελυμένα γόνατα ανορθώσατε