παρετήρουν

pareteroun

they watched

from παρά and τηρέω; to inspect alongside, i.e. note insidiously or scrupulously:--observe, watch.

G3906

Mark 3:2 · Word #2

Lexicon G3906

Lemmaπαρατηρέω
Transliterationparatēréō
Strong'sG3906
In-contextthey watched
Literalthey-watched-closely

Morphology V IMPF ACT IND 3P PL 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 PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaπαρατηρέω
Strong'sG3906

SIBI-P1 G3906-04

they were closely-watching

Morphological NotesVerb; imperfect tense (ongoing past action), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person plural. From παρά (alongside) + τηρέω (to watch, keep).
Rendering RationaleThe rendering preserves the root sense of τηρέω (to watch/keep) intensified by παρά (alongside, closely). The imperfect active indicative, third person plural, is reflected by "they were" to convey ongoing past action, and "closely-watching" maintains the compounded sense of careful, possibly scrutinizing observation.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root παρατηρέω (observe closely, watch carefully, scrutinize, keep under surveillance, inspect alongside)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G3906-02 parateresantes the having-closely-watched (men)
G3906-03 parateroumenoi the closely-watching ones
G3906-05 pareterounto they were closely-watching for themselves

Word Usage (6 occurrences of G3906)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Mark 3:2 παρετήρουν pareteroun they watched
Luke 6:7 παρετηροῦντο pareterounto were watching closely
Luke 14:1 παρατηρούμενοι parateroumenoi watching