ΠΑΡΕΧΑΡΑΣΣΕΝ, παρεχαρασσεν
PARECHARASSEN, parecharassen
Sounds Like: par-ekh-AR-as-sen
Translations: he was counterfeiting, he was debasing, he was altering, he was corrupting
From the root: ΠΑΡΑΧΑΡΑΣΣΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from παρά (para, 'beside, alongside') and χαράσσω (charasso, 'to engrave, to mark'). It means to engrave or mark alongside, implying a deviation or corruption from the original. In a broader sense, it refers to counterfeiting, debasing, or altering something, often with a negative connotation of corrupting or perverting its original form or intent. It describes an ongoing action in the past.
Inflection: Imperfect, Active, Indicative, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G3929 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 5 — 8:306
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΑΧΑΡΑΣΣΩ.
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.
- ΠΑΡΑΧΑΡΑΣΣΟΝΤΕΣ — falsifying, counterfeiting, adulterating, corrupting, those who falsify
- ΠΑΡΑΧΑΡΑΣΣΩ — to counterfeit, to debase, to adulterate, to falsify
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