παραιτέομαι

Strong's Definition

to beg off, i.e. deprecate,decline, shun &#8212 avoid, (make) excuse, intreat, refuse, reject.

Detailed Meaning

to ask along side, beg to have near one, to obtain by entreaty, to beg from, to ask for, supplicate, to avert by entreaty or seek to avert, to deprecate, to entreat that ... not, to refuse, decline, to shun, avoid, to avert displeasure by entreaty, to beg pardon, crave indulgence, to excuse, of one excusing himself for not accepting a wedding invitation to a feast

Part of Speech

verb

KJV Translation Counts

refuse(5x) excuse(2x) avoid(1x) reject(1x) intreat(1x)

Related Words

G3844 | παρά | of, with, from, by ... side, at, than, misc