ΠΑΡΑΚΡΟΑΣΘΑΙ, παρακροασθαι
PARAKROASTHAI, parakroasthai
Sounds Like: pa-ra-kro-AS-thai
Translations: to listen, to hear, to give ear to, to give heed to
From the root: ΠΑΡΑΚΡΟΑΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'παρά' (para, meaning 'beside' or 'alongside') and 'ἀκροάομαι' (akroaomai, meaning 'to listen' or 'to hear'). It means to listen attentively or to give careful heed to something. It implies a focused act of hearing, often with the intent to understand or obey.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G3877 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 18 — 8:279
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΑΚΡΟΑΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΠΑΡΑΚΡΟΑΟΜΑΙ — to listen beside, to hear amiss, to misunderstand, to mishear
- ΠΑΡΑΚΡΟΑΣΑΜΕΝΟΣ — having listened, having overheard, having heard, having paid attention
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