to furnish occasion

Greek Verb

παρ-έχω [in LXX: Psa.30:7 (עָמַד hi.), etc;] I. Active voice, 1) to furnish, provide, supply; with ref. to incorporeal things, to afford, show, give, cause: with accusative, Act.22:2, 1Ti.1:4; with accusative and dative, Mat.26:10, Mrk.14:6, Luk.11:7 18:5, Act.16:16 17:31 28:2, Gal.6:17, 1Ti.6:17. 2) to present, offer: with accusative and dative, Luk.6:29; with prop. reflex. and accusative pred, to show or present oneself (see infr, and cf. B1, § 55, 1). II. Middle voice, 1) to supply, furnish or display of one's own part: with accusative and dative, Luk.7:4, Act.19:24, Col.4:1. 2) In late writers, with prop. reflex. and accusative pred. (= act. ut supr.), to show or present oneself (Xen, FlJ, al; cf. M, Pr., 248; Deiss, BS, 254): Tit.2:7. (AS)

to furnish occasion

Greek Verb

παρέχω, future παρέξω [Refs 8th c.BC+]perfect παρέσχηκα: aorist παρέσχον, Epic dialect infinitive παρασχέμεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; poetry παρέσχεθον [Refs 8th c.BC+], infinitive παρασχεθεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Aeolic dialect παρέσκεθον [Refs 7th c.BC+] ii 11; παρεχέσκετο is falsa lectio for{παρεκέσκετο} in [Refs 8th c.BC+] A) active, hand over, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; furnish, supply, φάος πάντεσσι παρέξω [Refs 8th c.BC+] I will provide for all,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀργύριον, ποίμνια, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πληρώμαθ᾽ ἡ πόλις παρέχει the state finds men to man the ships, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) of natural objects, yield, produce, θάλασσα π. ἰχθῦς [Refs 8th c.BC+]; [σίδηρον] παρέξει (i.e. σόλος) [Refs 8th c.BC+] 3) of incorporeal things, afford, cause, φιλότητα, ἀρετήν, γέλω τε καὶ εὐφροσύνην,[Refs 8th c.BC+]; τύχην, φρίκην, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χάριν, εὔνοιαν, [Refs]; ὄχλον, πρήγματα π, [Refs 7th c.BC+]; αἴσθησιν παρέχει τινός enables one to observe a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but αἴσθησιν π, absolutely, it causes remark, is perceived, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πενία ἀνάγκῃ τὴν τόλμαν π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑφειμένου δόξαν π, ={ὑφειμένῳ ἐοικέναι}, [Refs 1st c.AD+] II) present or offer for a purpose, II.1) with infinitive, [ὄϊες] παρέχουσι. γάλα θῆσθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+](withoutinfinitive, πτήξας δέμας παρεῖχε [Refs 4th c.BC+]. I give myself up to you to practise upon, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: rarely with a participle, π. ἑαυτὸν δεδησόμενον [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.2) give oneself up, submit oneself, ἑαυτόν being omitted, π. [ἑωυτοὺς] διαφθαρῆναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πατεῖν παρεῖχετῷ θέλοντι [ἑαυτόν] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῷ λόγῳ ὥσπερ ἰατρῷ παρέχων ἀποκρίνου[Refs]; especially of a woman, obscene meaning, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3) with reflexive pronoun and a predicative, show, exhibit oneself so and so, π. ἐμαυτὸν ὅσιον καὶ δίκαιον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σπάνιον σεαυτὸν π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σαυτὸν σοφιστὴν π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μέτριον ἐμαυτὸν π. [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) allow, grant, σιγὴν παρασχὼν κλῦθί μου [Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive, ἐπεὶ παρέσχες ἀντιφωνῆσαι did'st allow me to,[Refs 5th c.BC+] make way, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.2) impersonal, παρέχει τινί with infinitive, it is allowed, in one's power to do so and so, παρεῖχε ἄν σφι εὐδαιμονέειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]participle used absolutely, παρέχον it being in one's power, since one can, like{ἐξόν, παρόν, παρέχον [ὑμῖν] ἄρχειν} [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also εὖ, καλῶς παρασχόν, [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV) produce a person on demand, ἐς τὸ κοινόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς τὴν βουλήν, εἰς ἀγοράν (to be read αὔριον), εἰς κρίσιν, [Refs 5th c.BC+] V) with a predicate added, make so and so, τὴν διέξοδόν οἱ ἀσφαλέα π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with participle, π. ξυμμάχους τὰς σπονδὰς δεχομένους [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κοινὴν τὴν πόλιν π. offer it as a common resort, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; γῆν ἄσυλον καὶ δόμους ἐχεγγύους π. [Refs 5th c.BC+] B) middle παρέχομαι, future -έξομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 2 παρεσχόμην [Refs 4th c.BC+]: perfect passive (in middle sense) παρέσχημαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: frequently used much like active, without any reflexive sense: B.1) supply of oneself or from one's own means, νέας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ὅπλα furnish a suit of armour, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ τὰ τιμήματα παρεχόμενοι the tax-paying citizens, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; μηδεμίαν δύναμιν π. εἰς τὴν στρατιάν supply no contingent of one's own to, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.2) of natural objects, furnish, present, exhibit, [ποταμὸς] κροκοδείλους π. [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.3) of works, ἓν ἔργον πολλὸν μέγιστον π. [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.4) of incorporeal things, display on one's own part, πᾶσαν προθυμίην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χρείας Decrees cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+] B.II) in Law, παρέχεσθαί τινας μάρτυρας, π. τεκμήρια, bring forward witnesses or proofs, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ἐκμαρτυρίαν, μαρτυρίαν, [Refs 4th c.BC+] B.III) produce as one's own, ἄρχοντα παρέχεσθαί τινα acknowledge as one's general, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ἀθηναῖοι ἀρχαιότατον ἔθνος παρεχόμενοι presenting themselves as, [Refs]; π.πόλιν μεγίστην, of an ambassador, represent a city in one's own person, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.IV) offer, promise, ἀψευδέα μαντήϊα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔστιν ἃ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; put forward, τὸ εὐπρεπὲς τῆς δίκης [Refs] B.V) render so and so for or towards oneself, θεὸν παρασχέσθαι εὐμενῆ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; see above [Refs 4th c.BC+] B.VI) Arith, make up, amount to, ἐνιαυτοὶ. παρέχονται ἡμέρας. [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to hold near, i.e. present, afford, exhibit, furnish occasion; bring, do, give, keep, minister, offer, shew, + trouble; from g3844 (παρά) and g2192 (ἔχω)