Lexicon
παραρρέω
pararreō
G3901
G:V Greek

to drift away

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Pararreo describes the warned-against movement away from the things heard.

The sole attested use describes the danger of moving away from the things heard, set against the instruction to pay closer attention in Hebrews 2:1.

Senses in use

  1. Moving away from what has been heard · dominant

    In Hebrews 2:1, the first-person plural aorist active subjunctive occurs in the warning that closer attention to the things heard is needed so that this outcome does not occur. The APB renders the clause, "so that we do not drift away."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Hebrews 2:1, the APB presents the warning as "so that we do not drift away,".

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