παρενοχλέω
parenochléō · G3926 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to cause extra difficulty
To cause extra difficulty and hardship by continual annoyance
ExamplesActs 15:19 “Therefore, it is my judgment that we do not cause trouble for those from the Gentiles who are turning to God,
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- Not stated (infinitive) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἔθνοςnation, Gentiles 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- κρίνωto judge 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- σκύλλω skýllō · G4660 · to trouble, to harass, to bother
- σκύλλω conveys the idea of troubling, bothering, or harassing someone, often with the connotation of causing unnecessary difficulty or annoyance. This overlaps closely with παρενοχλέω's sense of harassing or annoying, making it a genuine near synonym, though σκύλλω may emphasize the wearying or burdensome aspect of the trouble.
In the other Testament 1 word
- צָרַר tsârar · H6887 · bound up, wrapped up, to bind up
- The Hebrew verb צָרַר in its causative forms conveys the notion of causing distress, harassing, or troubling someone, which aligns closely with παρενοχλέω. This verb is used for adversaries who harass or trouble others, making it a strong translation equivalent for the harassment/annoyance sense of the Greek term.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To cause extra difficulty22.25
- παρενοχλέω names the act of imposing an unnecessary burden on someone, as James advises against placing extra requirements on Gentile believers: “Therefore, it is my judgment that we do not cause trouble for those from the Gentiles who are turning to God.” (Acts 15:19)
Word family 51 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon παρενόχλω; (see ἐνοχλέω); to cause trouble in a matter (παρά equivalent to παρά τίνι…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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