παρῄνει

parainéō

admonished

To give advice or counsel, often to urge a particular course of action; to exhort or admonish. In different contexts, it can refer to recommending, warning, or encouraging someone with guidance, especially regarding conduct or decisions. While the primary meaning is advising or urging, it sometimes carries a nuance of gentle persuasion or warning against a course of action.

G3867

Acts 27:9 · Word #18

Lexicon G3867

Lemmaπαραινέω
Transliterationparainéō
Strong'sG3867
DefinitionTo give advice or counsel, often to urge a particular course of action; to exhort or admonish. In different contexts, it can refer to recommending, warning, or encouraging someone with guidance, especially regarding conduct or decisions. While the primary meaning is advising or urging, it sometimes carries a nuance of gentle persuasion or warning against a course of action.

Morphology V IMPF ACT IND 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense IMPF — Imperfect — Continuous or repeated past action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraseadmonished
Literalwas-advising

Lexical Info

Lemmaπαραινέω
Strong'sG3867

SIBI-P1 Translation G3867-02

he was urging

Morphological NotesVerb; imperfect tense (past ongoing), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe imperfect active indicative, third person singular, denotes an ongoing or repeated action in past time. "He was urging" preserves the advisory and exhortative force of the root while reflecting the continuous aspect of the imperfect.

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