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παραιτέομαι

Lemmaπαραιτέομαι
Citation formπαραιτέομαι
Part of speechverb
GlossI make excuse, refuse, reject
Strong’sG3868
Transliterationparaitéomai
Definitionto beg off, i.e. deprecate, decline, shun
KJV glosses:--avoid, (make) excuse, intreat, refuse, reject.
Derivationfrom and the middle voice of
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