G3868 παραιτέομαι παραιτέομαι (paraitéomai), Strong’s G3868: to beg off, i.e. deprecate, decline, shun KJV: avoid, (make) excuse, intreat, refuse, reject. Occurs 18 times. Source: https://besorah.bible/word/G3868 — Besorah, the whole Bible in Hebrew, Greek and English. Texts and licences: https://besorah.bible/about/credits.html paraitéomai — to beg off, i.e. deprecate, decline, shun KJV: avoid, (make) excuse, intreat, refuse, reject Built from παρά pará (https://besorah.bible/word/G3844) (near) + αἰτέω aitéō (https://besorah.bible/word/G154) (to ask) Occurs 18 times. Where it occurs - Luke 14:18 (https://besorah.bible/besorah/luke/14?v=18) — They all as one began to make excuses. “The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please… - Luke 14:19 (https://besorah.bible/besorah/luke/14?v=19) — “Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.’ - Acts 25:11 (https://besorah.bible/besorah/acts/25?v=11) — For if I have done wrong and have committed anything worthy of death, I don’t refuse to die; but if none of those… - 1 Timothy 4:7 (https://besorah.bible/besorah/1-timothy/4?v=7) — But refuse profane and old wives’ fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness. - 1 Timothy 5:11 (https://besorah.bible/besorah/1-timothy/5?v=11) — But refuse younger widows, for when they have grown wanton against Messiah, they desire to marry, - 2 Timothy 2:23 (https://besorah.bible/besorah/2-timothy/2?v=23) — But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife. - Titus 3:10 (https://besorah.bible/besorah/titus/3?v=10) — Avoid a factious man after a first and second warning, - Hebrews 12:19 (https://besorah.bible/besorah/hebrews/12?v=19) — the sound of a shofar, and the voice of words; which those who heard it begged that not one more word should be spoken… - Hebrews 12:25 (https://besorah.bible/besorah/hebrews/12?v=25) — See that you don’t refuse him who speaks. For if they didn’t escape when they refused him who warned on the earth, how… - 2 Maccabees 2:31 (https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/2-maccabees/2?v=31) — but to strive after brevity of expression, and to avoid a labored fullness in the treatment, is to be granted to him…