Strong's Concordance
paratéreó: to watch closely, to observe scrupulously
Original Word: παρατηρέωPart of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: paratéreó
Phonetic Spelling: (par-at-ay-reh'-o)
Definition: to watch closely, to observe scrupulously
Usage: I watch, observe scrupulously.
HELPS Word-studies
3906 paratēréō (from 3844 /pará, "from close-beside" and 5083 /tēréō, "carefully watch") – properly, closely watch with great personal interest; scrupulously observe to ensure final "success."
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
para and
téreóDefinitionto watch closely, to observe scrupulously
NASB Translationobserve (1), watched (1), watching (2), watching...closely (2).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3906: παρατηρέωπαρατηρέω,
παρατήρω: imperfect 3 person plural
παρετήρουν; 1 aorist
παρετήρησα; middle, present
παρατηροῦμαι; imperfect 3 person plural
παρετηροῦντο; properly,
to stand beside and watch (cf.
παρά, IV. 1);
to watch assiduously, observe carefully;
a. to watch, attend to, with the eyes: τά ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ γιγνόμενα; of auguries, Dio Cassius, 38, 13; τινα, one, to see what he is going to do (Xenophon, mem. 3, 14, 4); contextually in a bad sense, to watch insidiously, Luke 20:20 (Tr marginal reading ἀποχωρησαντες) (joined with ἐνεδρεύειν, Polybius 17, 3, 2); τινα (Polybius 11, 9, 9; the Sept. Psalm 36:12 (); Susanna 16) followed by the interrogative εἰ, Mark 3:2 R G T WH Tr text; Luke vi.; Rec.; middle to watch for oneself: Mark 3:2 L Tr marginal reading; Luke 6:7 L T Tr WH ((in both passive followed by interrogative εἰ)); Luke 14:1; active with an accusative of place (Polybius 1, 29, 4): τάς πύλας (followed by ὅπως, cf. Buttmann, 237 (205)), Acts 9:24 R G, where L T Tr WH give middle παρετηροῦντο. b. to observe equivalent to to keep scrupulously; to neglect nothing requisite to the religious observance of: ἑβδομάδας, Josephus, Antiquities 3, 5, 5; (τήν τῶν σαββάτων ἡμέραν. id. 14, 10, 25); middle (for oneself, i. e. for one's salvation), ἡμέρας, μῆνας, καιρούς, Galatians 4:10 (ὅσα προσταττουσιν, οἱ νόμοι, Dio Cassius, 53, 10; (τά εἰς βρῶσιν οὐ νενομισμενα, Josephus, contra Apion 2, 39, 2)).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
observe, watch. From para and tereo; to inspect alongside, i.e. Note insidiously or scrupulously -- observe, watch.
see GREEK para
see GREEK tereo
Forms and Transliterations
παρατηρεισθε παρατηρείσθε παρατηρεῖσθε παρατηρησαντες παρατηρήσαντες παρατηρήσεται παρατηρήσης παρατηρουμενοι παρατηρούμενοι παρετήρησαν παρετηρουν παρετήρουν παρετηρουντο παρετηροῦντο paratereisthe paratereîsthe paratēreisthe paratēreîsthe parateresantes paraterḗsantes paratērēsantes paratērḗsantes parateroumenoi parateroúmenoi paratēroumenoi paratēroúmenoi pareteroun paretēroun paretḗroun pareterounto pareteroûnto paretērounto paretēroûntoLinks
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