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παροίχομαι

paroíchomai

G3944 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To pass by or pass away in the sense of moving alongside and then departing; to go past, withdraw, or be no longer present. In extended use, can refer to time as having elapsed or something being gone by.

Semantic Range

to pass by, to pass away, to go past, to be gone, to elapse (of time), to withdraw, to be no longer present

Root / Etymology

From παρά (beside, along) and οἴχομαι (to depart, to go away). The compound literally means 'to go past' or 'to pass by'.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In Koine Greek, παροίχομαι is rare and primarily found in literary, poetic, or historiographical contexts rather than everyday speech. Its metaphorical sense of time passing or having elapsed is attested in earlier classical and Hellenistic Greek and carries over into some Septuagint and late Hellenistic Jewish writings. In the New Testament, the word is used primarily to indicate motion that results in absence or something having become past (as of time or opportunity). Standard English translations like 'to have passed,' 'to be gone,' or 'to have elapsed' capture some of its range, but may not express the sense of movement contained in the verb. The root οἴχομαι has a broader sense of departure or going away, which is narrowed by the prefix παρά to emphasize passing by or alongside before departure. Compare with other verbs of passing such as διέρχομαι (to go through) or παρέρχομαι (to go by, to pass away), which may overlap in sense but differ in nuance and frequency of New Testament usage.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from παρά and (to depart); to escape along, i.e. be gone:--past.

Root Family

παροίχομαι (paroichomai) — to depart, to go away, to pass by, to be gone

Root οἰχ- to depart, to go away

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G3944-01 παρῳχημέναις parochemenais V PRF MID PTCP DAT F PL past having passed away past 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G3944-01 Acts 14:16 παρῳχημέναις parochemenais V PRF MID PTCP DAT F PL past having passed away past
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