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.
Acts 27:9 · Word #18
Lexicon G3867
| Lemma | παραινέω |
| Transliteration | parainéō |
| Strong's | G3867 |
| Definition | 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. |
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
| Phrase | admonished |
| Literal | was-advising |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | παραινέω |
| Strong's | G3867 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3867-02
he was urging
| Morphological Notes | Verb; imperfect tense (past ongoing), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The 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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