παραβολ-εύομαι G3851
risk, expose to danger, venture boldly
This verb means to venture, risk, or expose oneself to danger. Paul uses it to commend Epaphroditus, who 'risked his life' to complete ministry to Paul. The term suggests deliberate acceptance of danger for a worthy cause. It evokes the gambler staking everything or the soldier volunteering for a hazardous mission. The word carries overtones of courage and self-sacrifice, choosing to step into danger rather than play it safe. Epaphroditus becomes the model of costly discipleship.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Philippians 2:30 honors Epaphroditus because 'he came near to death for the work of Christ, having risked his life' to serve Paul. The participle emphasizes the deliberate nature of the risk—not accidental peril but conscious choice to expose himself to danger. Paul holds up this self-endangering service as exemplifying Christ-like humility: counting others more significant than self, even unto death. 1×
AR["مُخاطِرًا"]·ben["জীবন-বাজি-রেখে"]·DE["wagen"]·EN["having-risked"]·FR["παραβολευσάμενος"]·heb["מְסַכֵּן"]·HI["जोखिम-मेइन-दअलके"]·ID["mempertaruhkan"]·IT["paraboleusamenos"]·jav["mboten-nggatosaken-nyawanipun"]·KO["목숨을-걸며"]·PT["arriscando"]·RU["рискнув"]·ES["habiendo-arriesgado"]·SW["akihatarisha"]·TR["riske-atan"]·urd["خطرے-میں-ڈالتا-ہوا"]
Related Senses
G2309 1. want, desire (166×)G0025 1. to love actively (133×)H0157 1. love (verb, active Qal) (129×)H8055 1. Qal: rejoice, be glad (123×)H7453 1. neighbor, fellow man (120×)G0026 1. of love (115×)H1058 1. Qal: to weep, cry (112×)H0954 1. to be ashamed, feel shame (Qal) (95×)H8057 1. joy, gladness, delight (90×)H2781 1. disgrace, shame, dishonor (68×)G2307 1. will, desire, purpose (63×)G5463 1. rejoice, be glad (63×)G0027 1. beloved (61×)H8130 1. Qal: to hate, detest (60×)G5479 1. (59×)G1680 1. (53×)H8130 2. Qal ptcp: hater, enemy (53×)H0014 1. be willing, want (51×)H0157 2. lover, friend (Qal participle substantive) (51×)H1945 1. woe (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
παραβολ-εύομαι, venture, expose oneself, π. τῇ ψυχῇ NT.Phil.2.30 (variant παραβουλεύομαι): with accusative cognate, τοὺς ὑπὲρ φιλίας κινδύνους π. Refs 4th c.BC+