Greek word study

παραιτέομαιparaitéomai — I make excuse, refuse, reject

I beg off, make excuse, deprecate, refuse, reject, decline, shun, avoid.

Translated in the King James as: avoid, (make) excuse, intreat, refuse, reject

Appears 12 times in Scripture

Origin: from G3844 (παρά) and the middle voice of G154 (αἰτέω);

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.