πάρεσιν
páresis
Act of letting go, disregard, or overlooking (of an offense, obligation, or debt); in certain contexts, the act of passing over or not implementing a penalty or obligation. In Hellenistic and Koine Greek, often refers to the forbearance or postponement of reckoning, rather than full and complete cancellation.
Romans 3:25 · Word #19
Lexicon G3929
| Lemma | πάρεσις |
| Transliteration | páresis |
| Strong's | G3929 |
| Definition | Act of letting go, disregard, or overlooking (of an offense, obligation, or debt); in certain contexts, the act of passing over or not implementing a penalty or obligation. In Hellenistic and Koine Greek, often refers to the forbearance or postponement of reckoning, rather than full and complete cancellation. |
Morphology N ACC F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | πάρεσις |
| Strong's | G3929 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3929-01
a passing-over
| Morphological Notes | Noun, accusative, feminine, singular (Gr,N,,,,,AFS) — functioning as a direct object or object of a preposition in this form. |
| Rendering Rationale | "A passing-over" preserves the literal sense of letting something go by or allowing it to pass, reflecting the root idea of παρά + ἴημι. As an accusative feminine singular noun, the form denotes the act or state as a concrete instance of forbearance or overlooked penalty. |
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