παρεκτός
parektos · except
Greek word · Strong’s number G3924 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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parektos (παρεκτός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “except”.
"Except", "apart from"; also besides.
How to say it
pa·rek·tos
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Leaving out, apart from.
- What comes from outside, besides.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- except ×2
- external things ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 5:32
But I tell you that everyone who sends away his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who has been sent away commits adultery.
- Acts 26:29
And Paul said, “I would pray to God that, whether in a short time or in a long time, not only you but also all who hear me today might become such as I myself am, except for these chains.”
- 2 Corinthians 11:28
Apart from the external things, there is the daily pressure on me, the anxiety for all the assemblies.