ΠΑΡΕΡΓΩΣ, παρεργως
PARERGŌS, parergōs
Sounds Like: par-ER-gohs
Translations: by the way, incidentally, casually, superficially, carelessly, in passing
From the root: ΠΑΡΕΡΓΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is an adverb meaning 'by the way' or 'incidentally'. It describes an action done as a side matter, not as the main focus, or something done without much care or attention. It is a compound word formed from 'παρά' (para), meaning 'beside' or 'alongside', and 'ἔργον' (ergon), meaning 'work' or 'deed'.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G3900 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 5:41
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΕΡΓΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΑΡΕΡΓΟΣ — secondary, subordinate, incidental, a secondary matter, a subordinate matter, an incidental matter
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