ΠΑΡΕΡΓΟΝ, παρεργον
PARERGON, parergon
Sounds Like: par-ER-gon
Translations: side issue, a side issue, secondary matter, a secondary matter, by-work, a by-work, incidental, subordinate
From the root: ΠΑΡΕΡΓΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'παρά' (para), meaning 'beside' or 'alongside', and 'ἔργον' (ergon), meaning 'work' or 'deed'. It refers to something that is secondary, incidental, or a side-issue, rather than the main or primary concern. It can be used to describe an action or a thing that is done in addition to or as a consequence of something else, often implying it is of lesser importance.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G3933 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΕΡΓΟΝ.
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.
- ΕΝΠΑΡΕΡΓΩ — incidentally, in passing, by the way, as a side issue
- ΠΑΡΕΡΓΟΥ — (of) a subordinate matter, (of) a secondary matter, (of) a side issue, (of) a by-work, (of) a trifle
- ΠΑΡΕΡΓΩ — by-work, a by-work, subordinate matter, a subordinate matter, secondary matter, a secondary matter, incidental, incidental matter, a side issue, a side issue
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