παρεκτός parektós
Meaning
near outside, i.e. besides
In the King James Version: except, saving, without
Derivation: from G3844 (παρά) and G1622 (ἐκτός);
Where it is used
- Matthew 5:32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
- Acts 26:29 “Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”
- 2 Corinthians 11:28 Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.