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paraitéomai

refuse

Say it: par-ahee-TEH-o-my (approximate)

παραιτέομαι

What it means

To refuse, to decline, to excuse oneself. In 4:7, "refuse profane and old wives' fables"; in 5:11, "refuse younger widows" (do not enroll them). In Luke 14:18-19, the invited guests "made excuse." In Hebrews 12:25, "see that you don't refuse him who speaks."

Range of meaning

  • RefuseTurn down.
  • ExcuseAsk to be let off.

In 1 Timothy

  • Chapter 4

    "But refuse profane and old wives' fables" (4:7; 5:11).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G3868 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources