preposition
para
Strong’sG3844
from, in the presence of
stem par-193 times in the New Testamentin 21 of 27 booksnever changes form
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
παρά is a preposition whose basic idea is "beside," and it takes different shades of meaning depending on the case of the noun that follows it 13.
Followed by the genitive, it marks source or origin: from, from beside, from the side of a person 1234. It is used after verbs of coming, seeking, receiving, or hearing to show where something comes from, and after passive verbs to name the agent by whom something is done 13. Used absolutely, it can describe a person's own household or family, or one's own means and resources 13.
Followed by the dative, it marks position: beside, by, with, in the presence of, among 1234. It describes being physically next to someone or something, staying at someone's house or "with" them, standing before a judge or in someone's judgment, and more generally being reckoned "among" a group of people 13.
Followed by the accusative, it marks motion or position along or beside something: by, along, beside, used both of movement toward a place and of rest near it 13. Beyond this literal sense, it also carries several figurative uses: beyond, more than, in comparison with (setting one thing alongside another, usually implying it exceeds the other) 13; contrary to, in violation of something, such as a law or expectation 13; and on account of, because of 13. In this last accusative use it can also express a narrow margin, as in falling short of a whole number by a small amount 3.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
παρά, prep. c. gen., dat., acc.,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3844 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpar-ah'
properly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local (especially beyond or opposed to) or causal (on account of)
Froma primary preposition;
King Jamesabove, against, among, at, before, by, contrary to, X friend, from, + give (such things as they), + that (she) had, X his, in, more than, nigh unto, (out) of, past, save, side…by, in the sight of, than, (there-)fore, with.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Epic dialect and Lyric poetry also παραί: shortened πάρ, in Refs 8th c.BC+, Lyric poetry (but rarely in Trag., in Lyric poetry passages, Refs 5th c.BC+, and in all dial ects except Attic dialect, Refs 4th c.BC+, etc.:—preposition with genitive, dative, and accusative, properly beside: hence,
A WITH GEN. properly denoting motion from the side of, from beside, from:
A.I of Place, πὰρ νηῶν ἔλθωμεν Refs 8th c.BC+; πλευρὰ παρ᾽ ἀσπίδος ἐξεφαάνθη was exposed beside the shield,Refs 4th c.BC+
A.II commonly of Persons,
A.II.1 with Verbs of going or coming, bringing, etc., ἦλθε.. πὰρ Διός Refs 8th c.BC+; ὁ π. τινὸς ἥκων his messenger, NT+5th c.BC+; τεύχεα καλὰ φέρουσα παρ᾽ Ἡφαίστοιο from his workshop, Refs 8th c.BC+
A.II.2 issuing from a person, γίγνεσθαι π. τινός to be born from, Refs 5th c.BC+; λόγος (i.e. ἐστί) π. Ἀθηναίων with accusative et infinitive, Refs 5th c.BC+ glory from (given by) men, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ π. τινὸς εὔνοια the favour from, i. e. of, any one, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἀδίκημα done by me, Refs; τὰ π. τινός all that issues from any one, as commands, commissions, Refs; τὰ παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ my opinions, Refs 5th c.BC+; παρ᾽ ἑωυτοῦ διδούς giving from oneself, i. e. from one's own means, Refs 5th c.BC+; νόμον θὲς παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ by my advice, Refs 5th c.BC+; αὐτοὶ παρ᾽ αὑτῶν of themselves, Refs
A.II.3 with Verbs of receiving, obtaining, and the like, τυχεῖν τινος π. τινός Refs 8th c.BC+; δέχεσθαι, λαμβάνειν, ἁρπάζειν π. τινός, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἀντιάσαι, αἰτήσασθαι π. τινός, Refs 5th c.BC+
A.II.4 with passive Verbs, πὰρ Διὸς.. μῆνις ἐτύχθη Refs 8th c.BC+; τὰ π. τῶν θεῶν σημαινόμενα, συμβουλευόμενα, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ π. τῆς τύχης δωρηθέντα the presents of.., Refs 5th c.BC+
A.III rarely for παρά with dative, by, near, πὰρ ποδός Refs 5th c.BC+; παρὰ δὲ κυανέων πελαγέων uncertain reading in Refs 5th c.BC+; πολλοὶ παρ᾽ ἀμφοτέρων ἔπιπτον, ={ἀμφοτέρωθεν}, Refs 1st c.BC+
A.IV π. τῆς συγχωρήσεώς τινος without his consent, Refs
B WITH DAT. denoting rest by the side of any person or thing, answering the question where?
B.I of Places, κατ᾽ ἂρ ἕζετ᾽.. πὰρ πυρί, ἔκειτο π. σηκῷ, Refs 8th c.BC+; πὰρ ποσὶ μαρναμένων ἐκυλίνδετο at their feet, Refs, etc.; π. θύρῃσι at the door,Refs 8th c.BC+; παρ᾽ οἴνῳ over wine, Refs
B.II of persons, beside, πὰρ δὲ οἷ αὐτῷ εἷσε Θεοκλύμενον Refs 8th c.BC+; πὰρ δέ οἱ ἑστήκει stood by him, Refs 8th c.BC+
B.II.2 at one's house or place, with one, μένειν π. τισί Refs 8th c.BC+; παρ᾽ ἑωυτοῖσι at their own house, Refs 5th c.BC+ those of my household, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ παρ᾽ ἐμοί life with me, Refs; οἱ παρ᾽ ἡμῖν ἄνθρωποι our people, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ παρ᾽ ἡμῖν πολιτεία, ὁ παρ᾽ ὑμῖν δῆμος, Refs 4th c.BC+; ὁ παρ᾽ αὑτῷ βίοτος one's own life, Refs 5th c.BC+; also, in one's hands, τὰ π. τοῖς Ἑλληνοταμίαις ὄντα Refs 5th c.BC+; οὔπω παρ᾽ ἐμοὶ τότ᾽ ἦν λέγειν I had no right to speak then, Refs 4th c.BC+
B.II.3 before, in the presence of, ἤειδε π. μνηστῆρσιν Refs 8th c.BC+; before a judge, δίκας γίγνεσθαι π. τῷ πολεμάρχῳ Refs 5th c.BC+ in my judgement, NT+5th c.BC+; π. τούτῳ μέγα δυνήσεται with him, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II.4 in quoting authors, παρ᾽ Ἐφόρῳ, παρ᾽ Αἰσχίνῃ, π. Θουκυδίδῃ, in Ephorus, etc., Refs 2nd c.BC+
B.III Refs 4th c.AD+. with genitive, from, καθὰ εἶχον τὰς ἰντολὰς π. τᾷ ἰδίᾳ πόλι Refs 3rd c.BC+
C WITH ACCURefs 5th c.BC+
C.I beside, near, by,
C.II along,
C.III past, beyond.
C.I beside, near, by:
C.I.1 with Verbs of coming, going, etc., to the side of, to, ἴτην π. νῆας Refs 8th c.BC+; τρέψας πὰρ ποταμόν to the side of.., Refsto the chamber of H.,Refs 8th c.BC+; πέμπειν ἀγγέλους, πρέσβεις π. τινά, Refs 5th c.BC+
C.I.2 with Verbs of rest, beside, near, by, sometimes with reference to past motion (expressed in such phrases as ἧσο παρ᾽ αὐτὸν ἰοῦσα Refs 8th c.BC+; κεῖται ποταμοῖο παρ᾽ ὄχθας lies stretched beside.., Refs 8th c.BC+; παρ᾽ ἔμ᾽ ἵστασο come and stand by me, Refs, etc.; π. πυθμέν᾽ ἐλαίης θῆκαν Refs 8th c.BC+; κοιμήσαντο π. πρυμνήσια they lay down by.., Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐκάθητο π. τὴν πύλην, π. τὴν ὁδόν, LXX+NT+8th c.BC+; εἶπεν αὐτῷ μένειν παρ᾽ ἑαυτόν Refs 5th c.BC+; παρ᾽ ὄμμα before one's eyes, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. πόδας on the spot, Refs 5th c.BC+; immediately thereafter, Refs 2nd c.BC+
C.I.2.b Doric dialect, Boeotian dialect, and Thess., = above Refs 5th c.BC+, at the house of.., with a person, Refs; παρ᾽ ἁμὲ πολυτίματος [ὁ σῖτος] Refs 5th c.BC+ depositing with.., Refs 5th c.BC+
C.I.3 with Verbs of striking, wounding, etc., βάλε στῆθος π. μαζόν Refs 8th c.BC+; αἰχμὴ δ᾽ ἐξελύθη παρὰ νείατον ἀνθερεῶνα Refs
C.I.4 with Verbs of placing, examining, etc., side by side with.., ὁ ἔλεγχος π. τὸν ἔλεγχον παραβαλλόμενος Refs 5th c.BC+
C.I.4.b Geometry texts, παραβάλλειν π. apply an area to (i. e. along) a finite straight line, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ [εὐθεῖα] παρ᾽ ἣν δύνανται αἱ καταγόμεναι τεταγμένως the line to which are applied the squares of the or dinates, etc., Refs 2nd c.AD+
C.I.4.c Arith., παραβάλλειν τι π. τι divide by.. (see. παραβάλλω Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐπὶ γ π. ί multiply by Refs 6th c.AD+
C.I.5 Geometry texts, parallel to.., Refs 4th c.BC+
C.I.6 metaphorically in Grammars, like, as a parody of.., π. τὸ Σοφόκλειον, π. τὰ ἐν Τεύκρῳ Σοφοκλέους, Refs 5th c.BC+
C.I.6.b Grammars, of words which differ as compared with other words, π. τὸ τοῦ ἔρωτος ὄνομα σμικρὸν παρηγμένον ἐστίν.. [τὸ ἥρως] Refs 5th c.BC+: hence, derived from.., π. τὸ ἔδαφος, δάπεδον, Refs 2nd c.AD+; π. τὸ δρῶ δρᾶμα Refs 5th c.BC+
C.I.7 generally, of Comparison, alongside of, compared with, usually implying superiority, δοκέοντες π. ταῦτα οὐδ᾽ ἂν τοὺς σοφωτάτους ἀνθρώπων Αἰγυπτίους οὐδὲν ἐπεξευρεῖν Refs 5th c.BC+; προετέρει π. πάντας Refs 3rd c.BC+ a little lower than the angels, LXX; μιᾷ ἡμέρᾳ ὑστεροῦσι π. τὸν ἥλιον lag one day behind the sun, Refs 1st c.BC+; so perhaps παρ᾽ αὐτόν, ὑπὲρ αὐτόν (has passed the ball?) short of him, beyond him, Refs 4th c.BC+; μέγα τοι ἡμέρα παρ᾽ ἡμέραν γιγνομένη γνώμην ἐξ ὀργῆς μεταστῆσαι one day compared with another is important.., a day's delay makes a difference, Refs 5th c.BC+; τί γὰρ παρ᾽ ἦμαρ ἡμέρα τέρπειν ἔχει προσθεῖσα κἀναθεῖσα τοῦ γε κατθανεῖ; what joy has one day compared with another to offer, since it only brings us nearer to, or farther from, death (which is neither good nor evil)? Refs 5th c.BC+; ὃς μὲν κρίνει (prefers) ἡμέραν παρ᾽ ἡμέραν, ὃς δὲ κρίνει (approves) πᾶσαν ἡμέραν NT
C.I.8 with Verbs of estimating, to set at so and so much, hence π. = equivalent to.., ταρβῶ μὴ.. θῆται παρ᾽ οὐδὲν τὰς ἐμὰς ἐπιστολάς set at nought, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. μικρὸν ἡγεῖσθαι or ποιεῖσθαί τι hold of small account, Refs 5th c.BC+; so with εἶναι, etc., παρ᾽ οὐδέν ἐστι are as nothing, Refs 5th c.BC+; so perhaps π. σμικρὰ κεχώρηκε have turned out of little account, have amounted to little, Refs 5th c.BC+
C.I.8.b in Accountancy, without a verb, π. τὴν καταλλαγήν on account of κ., Refs 3rd c.BC+
C.I.9 of correspondence, ὀφείλειν στατῆρα π. στατῆρα stater for stater (one to each of two creditors), Refs 5th c.BC+; πληγὴν π. πληγὴν ἑκάτερον Refs 5th c.BC+; συνεῖναι ἑκατέρῳ ἡμέραν παρ᾽ ἡμέραν stayed day for day with each, Refs 4th c.BC+; hence of alternation, ποιεῖσθαι ἁγνείας καὶ θυσίας δύο π. δύο, of four priests acting two and two alternately, Refs 1st c.BC+; τοῦ καθημερινοῦ ἢ μίαν π. μίαν (i.e. ἡμέραν) [πυρετοῦ] quotidian or tertian fever, Refs 3rd c.AD+tertian, opposed to quotidian, Refs 5th c.BC+; καθ᾽ ἡμέραν, παρ᾽ ἡμέραν, π. δύο, π. τρεῖς every day, every second day, every third (fourth) day, Refs 2nd c.AD+; π. μίαν every second day, Refs 2nd c.BC+; παρ᾽ ἐνιαυτόν every second year, Refs 1st c.AD+; παρ᾽ ἔτος year and year about, Refs 4th c.BC+; every second year, Refs 2nd c.AD+; π. μέρος by turns (see. μέροςRefs 1st c.AD+; π. μῆνα τρίτον every third month, Refs 4th c.BC+; but π. τρία [ἔτεα] probably every fourth year, Refs 2nd c.AD+[same place]; ἕνα παρ᾽ ἕνα παραλειπτέον every second one, Refs 2nd c.AD+; ἕνα π. δύο (τρεῖς) every third (fourth) one, Refs; παρὰ δ᾽ ἄλλαν ἄλλα μοῖρα διώκει now one now another, Refs 5th c.BC+
C.I.10 precisely at the moment of, παρ᾽ αὐτὰ τἀδικήματα flagrante delicto, Refs 4th c.BC+; π. τοιοῦτον καιρόν, π. τὰς χρείας, Refs 4th c.BC+; π. τὰ δεινά in the midst of danger, Refs 1st c.AD+; π. τὴν πρώτην (i.e. ἐπίθεσιν) at the first attack, Refs 2nd c.AD+
C.I.10.b distributively, whether of Time, π. τὰ ἑβδομήκοντα ἔτεα in each complete period of seventy years, Refs 5th c.BC+; πὰρ Ϝέτος each year, every year, Refs; παρ᾽ ἆμάρ τε καὶ νύκτα day and night, Refs 5th c.BC+; or more generally, πὰρ τὰν ἐλαίαν in respect of each olive plant, Refs; παρ᾽ ἡμέραν αἱ ἀμίαι πολὺ ἐπιδήλως αὐξάνονται from day to day, per day, Refs 5th c.BC+
C.I.10.c παρ᾽ ἆμαρ on (this) day, to-day, τὸ μὲν πὰρ ἆμαρ, τὸ δέ.. to-day and to-morrow, Refs 5th c.BC+; but παρ᾽ ἦμαρ to-morrow, Refs 5th c.BC+
C.I.10.d throughout a period of time, π. τὴν ζόην Refs 5th c.BC+; also more loosely, during, π. τὴν πόσιν while they were drinking, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. δεῖπνον or π. τὸ δεῖπνον, Refs
C.II along, ὄνος παρ᾽ ἄρουραν ἰών Refs 8th c.BC+; ὀρθὴν παρ᾽ οἶμον.. τύμβον κατόψει straight along the road, Refs 5th c.BC+
C.II.2 strictly according to, without deviating from, εἶμι π. στάθμην ὀρθὴν ὁδόν Refs 6th c.BC+; ὠμοί τε δούλοις πάντα καὶ π. στάθμην, i.e. too strict, Refs 4th c.BC+; π. τὸν λόγον ὃν ἀποφέρουσιν.. ἐπιδείξω I will prove to you strictly according to the accounts which they themselves submit, Refs 4th c.BC+
C.III past, beyond, παρὰ σκοπιὴν καὶ ἐρινεὸν ἠνεμόεντα.. ἐσσεύοντο Refs 8th c.BC+; π. τὴν Βαβυλῶνα παριέναι pass by Babylon, Refs 5th c.BC+; παρ᾽ αὐτὴν τὴν χύτραν ἄκραν ὁρῶντες looking over the edge of.., Refs 5th c.BC+
C.III.2 metaphorically, over and above, in addition to, οὐκ ἔστι π. ταῦτ᾽ ἄλλα Refs 5th c.BC+; ἑκὼν ἐπόνει π. τοὺς ἄλλους more than the others, Refs 5th c.BC+
C.III.3 metaphorically, in excess over, πὰρ δύναμιν beyond one's strength, Refs 8th c.BC+
C.III.4 metaphorically, in transgression or violation of, π. μοῖραν Refs 8th c.BC+; παρ᾽ αἶσαν, παρὰ δίκαν, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τὰς σπονδάς, τὸν νόμον, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τὴν στήλην probably in Refs; π. καιρόν out of season, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. γνώμανRefs 4th c.BC+; π. δόξαν, π. τὸ δοκοῦν ἡμῖν, π. λόγον, Refs 5th c.BC+; παρ᾽ ἐλπίδα or ἐλπίδας, Refs 5th c.BC+; πὰρ μέλος out of tune, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τὸ εἰωθός, τὸ καθεστηκός, Refs
C.III.5 π. τοσοῦτον ἦλθε κινδύνου, ={παρῆλθε τοσοῦτον κινδύνου}, passed over so much ground within the sphere of danger, i.e. incurred such imminent peril, Refs; in such phrases the tmesis was forgotten, and the accusative came to be governed by παρά, which thus came to mean 'by such and such a margin', 'with so much to spare', ἐνίκησαν π. πολύ, ἡσσηθέντες π. πολύ, Refs 5th c.BC+; παρὰ δ᾽ ὀλίγον ἀπέφυγες only just, Refs 5th c.BC+; δεινότατον π. πολύ by far, Refs 5th c.BC+; παρ᾽ ὅσον quatenus, Refs 2nd c.AD+; π. δύο ψήφους ἀπέφυγε by two votes, Refs 4th c.BC+; π. τοσοῦτον ἐγένετο αὐτῷ μὴ περιπεσεῖν by so much (= little) he missed falling in with.., Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐ π. μικρὸν ἐποίησαν they made no little difference, Refs 5th c.BC+
C.III.5.b in phrases like{π. τοσοῦτον ἦλθε κινδύνου, τοσοῦτον} was sometimes understood of the interval from danger, etc., and παρά came to mean 'by so much short of' (τὸ π. μικρὸν ὥσπερ οὐδὲν ἀπέχειν δοκεῖ Refs 4th c.BC+, within such and such a distance of, so near to, τὴν Ἠϊόνα π. νύκτα ἐγένετο (i.e. αὐτῷ) λαβεῖν he was within one night of taking Refs 5th c.BC+; π. μικρὸν ἦλθον ἀποθανεῖν I came within a little of.., Refs 5th c.BC+; παρ᾽ ἐλάχιστον ἦλθε.. ἀφελέσθαι was within an ace of taking away, Refs 5th c.BC+; παρ᾽ οὐδὲν μὲν ἦλθον ἀποκτεῖναι (were within a mere nothing, within an ace of killing him), ἐξεκήρυξαν δ᾽ ἐκ πόλεως Refs 4th c.BC+; π. τοσοῦτον ἦλθε διαφυγεῖν so near he came to escaping, Refs 5th c.BC+ by one, i.e. less one, Refs 2nd c.AD+; τεσσαράκοντα π. μίαν, =NT; παρ᾽ ἕνα τοσοῦτοι the same number less one, Refs 1st c.AD+; σύ μοι παρ᾽ ἕνα ἥκεις ἄγων you have brought me one too few, Refs 2nd c.AD+; τὰ ὁλοκόττινα ηὑρέθησαν π. ἑπτὰ κεράτια seven carats short, Refs 6th c.AD+; πάντες παρ᾽ ἕνα, πάντες παρ᾽ ὀλίγους, all save one (a few), Refs 1st c.AD+; of one Μάρκος, θηρίον εἶ π. γράμμα you are a bear (ἄρκος) all but a letter, Refs 2nd c.AD+; ὡς π. τι καὶ τὰς ὄψεις ἀφανίσαι so that he all but (literal less something) lost his sight, Refs 2nd c.AD+; π. τι βυθίζεσθαι variant in NT; τὸ π. τοῦτο the figure less that, i.e. the remainder or difference, Refs 2nd c.BC+; hence of any difference whether of excess or defect, οὐδὲν π. τοῦτο ποιούμενοι τοὺς.. Λευκανούς τε καὶ τοὺς.. Σαυνίτας making no difference between.., Refs 1st c.BC+
C.III.6 hence of the margin by which anything increases or decreases, and so of the cause according to which anything comes into existence or varies, τὸ εὖ π. μικρὸν διὰ πολλῶν ἀριθμῶν γίνεται Refs 5th c.BC+; διαφέρει π. τὰς τῶν παθημάτων ἐναντιώσεις according to.., Refs 4th c.BC+; π. τὰ πράγματα conjecture in Refs 4th c.BC+
C.III.7 more generally of the margin by which an event occurs, i.e. of the necessary and sufficient cause or motive (τὸ μὴ π. τοῦτο γίνεσθαι τότε λέγομεν, ὅταν ἀναιρεθέντος τούτου μηδὲν ἧττον περαίνηται ὁ συλλογισμός Refs 4th c.BC+ just for the sake of unsatisfying food, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἕκαστος οὐ π. τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ἀμέλειαν οἴεται βλάψειν each thinks that his own negligence will not suffice to cause injury, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τὴν αὑτοῦ ἁμαρτίαν all through his own fault, Refs 5th c.BC+; πολλὰ.. ἐστιν αἴτια τούτων, καὶ οὐ παρ᾽ ἓν οὐδὲ δύ᾽ εἰς τοῦτο τὰ πράγματ᾽ ἀφῖκται not from one or two causes only, Refs; οὐ π. τοῦτο οὐκ ἔστι it does not follow that it is not.., NT; π. τὸ τὴν ἀρίθμησιν ποιήσασθαι ἐξ ἑτοίμου τοὺς ἐργώνας οὐκ ὀλίγα χρήματα περιεποίησε τῇ πόλει by the simple fact of prompt payment, Refs 3rd c.BC+; οὐδὲν ἂν παρ᾽ ἕνα ἄνθρωπον ἐγένετο τούτων Refs 4th c.BC+; οὐδεὶς παρ᾽ ἑαυτόν ἐστι βασιλεύς thanks to himself alone,Refs 5th c.BC+; εἶναι π. τοῦτο σωτηρίαν τε πόλει καὶ τοὐναντίον, i.e. on this depends.., Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τὸ Ἕλληνά με εἶναι just because I am a Greek, Refs 2nd c.BC+; π. τὸ ἀγαπᾶν αὐτὸν αὐτήν LXX; later more loosely, because of.., Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐδὲν π. σὲ γέγονε it is no fault of yours, Refs 2nd c.AD+
C.III.8 of a limit of possibility, εἴπερ ἐνεδέχετο π. τοὺς παρόντας καιρούς Refs 4th c.BC+; πεῖσαι τό γε παρ᾽ αὑτόν to persuade (the judges) so far as in you lies, Refs 2nd c.AD+; οἴμωζε παρ᾽ ἐμέ as far as I am concerned, for all I care, Refs 5th c.BC+
D POSITION: παρά may follow its substantive in all three cases, but then becomes by anastrophe πάρα: when the ultima is elided, the practice varies, τῇσι παρ᾽ Refs 8th c.BC+
E παρά absolutely, as adverb., near, together, Refs 8th c.BC+
F πάρα (with anastrophe) stands for πάρεστι and πάρεισι, Refs 8th c.BC+
G IN COMPOSITION (joined with other words),
G.I alongside of, beside, of rest, παράκειμαι, παράλληλοι, παρέζομαι, πάρειμι (εἰμί), παρίστημ; of motion, παραπλέω, πάρειμι (εἶμι).
G.II to the side of, to, παραδίδωμι, παρέχω.
G.III to one side of, by, past, παρέρχομαι, παροίχομαι, παραπέμπω, παρακμάζω, παρατρέχω.
G.IV metaphorically,
G.IV.1 aside or beyond, i.e. amiss, wrong, παραβαίνω, παράγω, παροράω, παρορκέω, παρακούω, παραγιγνώσκω.
G.IV.2 of comparison, as in παραβάλλω, παρατίθημι.
G.IV.3 of alteration or change, as in παραλλάσσω, παραπείθω, παραπλάσσω, παρατεκταίνω, παραυδάω, παράφημι.
G.IV.4 of a side-issue, παραπόλλυμι. (Cogn. with Gothic faúr 'along', Latin por-.)
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
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Matthew 2:4… archierevoin kai grammatevoin tou laou punthanote para autoiu pou tos christos gennotō.… all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where …
Matthew 2:7… Hērōdos lathra kalarantos toin magoin akribata para autoiu ton chronon tou fanorōntou asterou,… called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star …
Matthew 2:16… katōterō, kata ton chronon hon akribata para toiu magoiu.… to the time he had learned from the Magi.
Matthew 4:18“by”Peripatarōntos de para tan thalassan tau Galilaiau horata duo …… Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon …
Matthew 6:1… de mē ge, misthon ouk echavō para to patro vu to en toi …… do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
Matthew 8:10… legata toi akoloutharōntoi; Amēn legamō vi, para oudeno tosoutan pistian en to Israēl …… have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
Matthew 13:1… exercharantos tos Iēsus tau oikiau kathote para tan thalassan;… out of the house and sat by the sea.
Matthew 13:4… te sperarō auton heim men piptata para tan hodan, kai ercharanteim teim peteineim …… he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came …
Matthew 13:19… ta kardia autou; houtos atō tos para tan hodan sperirantos.… heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
Matthew 15:29Kai metabainarantos ekeithen tos Iēsus erchata para tan thalassan tau Galilaiau, kai anabainarantos …Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He …
Matthew 15:30… kai heteroin polloin, kai riptala autoin para toin podoin autou, kai therapeuata autoin;… and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.
Matthew 18:19… pragmeu heu ean aiteleia, geneti autoi para tou patrou mu tou en ouranoi.… it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
Matthew 19:26… autoi; Para anthrōpoi houtem adunatem atō, para de theo panteim dunateim.… With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Matthew 20:20“from”… huioiu autau proskunarōntas kai aitarōntas tinem para autou.… Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.
Matthew 20:30kai idou duo tuflois kathorōntois para tan hodan, akouarantois hoti Iēsus paragatō, …… they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of …
Matthew 21:42… oikodomarōntois houtos genita eis kefalan gōniau; para kuriou geneta houtas, kai atō thaumastas …… has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous …
Matthew 22:25ale de para ni hepta adelfois; kai tos prōtos …Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and …
Matthew 28:15… didaskila. Kai diafēmizita tos logos houtos para Ioudaioi mechris tau sēmeron hēmerau.… And this account has been circulated among the Jews to this very day.
Mark 1:16“along”Kai paragarōntos para tan thalassan tau Galilaiau horata Simōnon …… walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his …
Mark 2:13Kai exerchata palin para tan thalassan; kai pantos tos ochlos …Once again Jesus went out beside the sea. All the people came …
Mark 3:21“*”kai akouarantois tois para autou exerchala kratara auton, legale gar …When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is …
Mark 4:1“by”Kai palin archeta didaskarō para tan thalassan. kai sunagotō pros auton …Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in …
Mark 4:4… en te sperarō hem men piptata para tan hodan, kai erchata teim peteineim …… he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came …
Mark 4:15“on”houtois de alō tois para tan hodan hopou sperotō tos logos, …Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon …
Mark 5:21… ochlos pollos epi auton, kai ate para tan thalassan.When Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a …
Mark 5:26… hupo polloiu iatroiu kai dapanarantas teim para autau panteim kai mēdenem ōfelirantas alla …… physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her …
Mark 8:11… Farisaiois kai archela suzētarō auto, zētarōntois para autou sēmem apo tou ouranou, peirazarōntois …… with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
Mark 10:27… legatō; Para anthrōpoi adunatem alla ouk para theo, panteim gar dunateim para to …… man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible …
Mark 10:27… ouk para theo, panteim gar dunateim para to theo.… God. For all things are possible with God.”
Mark 10:46“by”… huios Timaiou Bartimaios tuflos prosaitos kathote para tan hodan.… crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.
Mark 12:2“from”… toin geōrgoin to kairo doulon, hina para toiu geōrgoiu labateia apo toiu karpoiu …At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard.
Mark 12:11para kuriou geneta houtas, kai atō thaumastas …This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous …
Mark 14:43… autou ochlos meta machairaiu kai xuleiu para toiu archierevoiu kai toiu grammatevoiu kai …… armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, scribes, and elders.
Mark 16:9… sabbateu fanita prōtem Maria ta Magdalēna, para hau ekbalatelē hepta daimoneim.… He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had driven out seven …
Luke 1:30… Mē fobosōr, Mariam, heuriskasa gar charitan para to theo;… Mary, for you have found favor with God.
Luke 1:37“with”hoti ouk adunatati para tou theou pantem rēmem.For no word from God will ever …
Luke 1:45“from”… hoti eti teleiōsias tei lalorēntei auta para kuriou.… has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
Luke 2:1… en tai hēmerai ekeinai exerchata dogmem para Kaisarou Augoustou apograforō pantan tan oikoumenan;… those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should …
Luke 2:52… prokoptate sofia kai hēlikia kai charita para theo kai anthrōpoi.… wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
Luke 3:13… de legata pros autoin; Mēdenem polloterem para tem diatassorēntem vi prassavōr.“Collect no more than you are authorized,” he answered.
Luke 5:1… tou theou kai autos ate stēarēntos para tan limnan Gennēsaret,… one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the …
Luke 5:2kai horata duo ploieim stēarēnteim para tan limnan, tois de halievois apo …He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The …
Luke 6:19… ochlos zētale haptorō autou, hoti dunamias para autou exerchote kai iote pantoin.… touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.
Luke 6:34kai ean daneizaveia para hoiu elpizavō labara, poias vi charitas …And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit …
Luke 7:38kai stēarantas opisō para toin podoin autou klaiarōntas, tei dakruei …As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to …
Luke 8:5… te sperarō auton hem men piptata para tan hodan, kai katapatita kai teim …… he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled …
Luke 8:12tois de para tan hodan alō tois akouarantois, eita …The seeds along the path are those who hear …
Luke 8:35… teim daimoneim exerchata himatizorēnton kai sōfronarōnton para toin podoin tou Iēsu, kai fobila.… whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his …
Luke 8:41… archontos tau sunagōgau huparchate, kai piptarantos para toin podoin tou Iēsu parakalate auton …… leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to …
Luke 8:49Ēti autou lalarōntou erchotō tinos para tou archisunagōgou legarōntos hoti Thnēskatē tas …… He was still speaking, someone arrived from the house of the synagogue leader …
Luke 9:47“by … side”… kardiau autoiu epilaberantos paidiem stēata autem para heauto,… thoughts of their hearts, had a little child stand beside Him.
Luke 10:7“from”… oikia menavōr, esthiarōntois kai pinarōntois teim para autoiu, axios gar tos ergatos tou …… the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his …
Luke 11:16… de peirazarōntois sēmem ek ouranou zētale para autou.… tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.
Luke 11:37… lalara erōtatō auton Farisaios hopōs aristateia para auto; eisercharantos de anapiptata.… a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and …
Luke 12:48… de ho dōita pollem, pollem zētiti para autou, kai ho paratithela pollem, perissoterem …… much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with …
Luke 13:2… Dokavō hoti tois Galilaiois houtois hamartōlois para pantoin toin Galilaioin genela, hoti houteim …… that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they …
Luke 13:4… autoin, dokavō hoti autois ofeiletois genela para pantoin toin anthrōpoin toin katoikarōntoin Ierousalēm?… think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?
Luke 17:16kai piptata epi prosōpem para toin podoin autou eucharistarōntos auto; kai …He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him …
Luke 18:14… houtos dikaiorēntos eis ton oikon autou para ekeinon; hoti pantos tos hupsarōntos heauton …I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For …
Luke 18:27tos de legata; Teim adunateim para anthrōpoi dunateim para to theo atō.But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
Luke 18:27… legata; Teim adunateim para anthrōpoi dunateim para to theo atō.… is impossible with man is possible with God.”
Luke 18:35“by”… auton eis Ierichō tuflos tinos kathote para tan hodan epaitarōntos.… drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.
John 1:6Geneta anthrōpos apostelorēntos para theou, onomem auto Iōannos;… came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.
John 1:14… tan doxan autou, doxan hōs monogenou para patrou, plēros charitau kai alētheiau;… of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and …
John 1:39… oun kai horala pou menatō, kai para auto menala tan hēmeran ekeinan; hōras …… was staying, and spent that day with Him. It was about the tenth …
John 1:40“from”… henos ek toiu duo toiu akouarantoiu para Iōannou kai akoloutharantoiu auto;… brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.
John 4:9… tas Samaritias; Pōs sis Ioudaios arōntos para mu pinara aitasō gunaikau Samaritiau arōntau? …… can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews …
John 4:40… auton tois Samaritois, erōtale auton menara para autoi; kai menata ekei duo hēmerain.… Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.
John 4:52“of”punthaneta oun tan hōran para autoiu en ha kompsoterem echata; legala …So he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh …
John 5:34“from”mis de ouk para anthrōpou tan marturian labamō, alla houteim …Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so …
John 5:41doxan para anthrōpoiu ouk labamō,I do not accept glory from men,
John 5:44pōs dunovō vis pisteuara, doxan para allēloiu labarōntois, kai tan doxan tan …… you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek …
John 5:44… allēloiu labarōntois, kai tan doxan tan para tou monou theou ouk zētavō?… not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
John 6:45… pantois didaktois theou; pantos tos akouarantos para tou patrou kai matharantos erchotō pros …… has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me —
John 6:46… horatē tinos ei mē tos arōntos para tou theou, houtos horatē ton patron.… Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the …
John 7:29mis oidamē auton, hoti para autou amō kakeinos min apostelata.… I know Him, because I am from Him and He sent Me.”
John 7:51… ton anthrōpon ean mē akouateia prōtem para autou kai gnōskateia tinem poiatō?… convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has …
John 8:26… min alēthos atō, kamis heim akouama para autou houteim lalamō eis ton kosmon.… truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world.”
John 8:38“with”heim mis horamē para to patro lalamō; kai vis oun …I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what …
John 8:38… lalamō; kai vis oun heim akouava para tou patrou poiavō.… you do what you have heard from your father.”
John 8:40… tan alētheian vi lalamē han akouama para tou theou; houtem Abraam ouk poiata.… you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a …
John 9:16… toiu Farisaioiu tinois; Ouk atō houtos para theou tos anthrōpos, hoti tem sabbatem …… Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep …
John 9:33ei mē ate houtos para theou, ouk dunote poiarō oudenem.If this man were not from God, He could do no such …
John 10:18… labara autan; houtan tan entolan labama para tou patrou mu.… again. This charge I have received from My Father.”
John 14:17… oude gnōskatō; vis gnōskavō autem, hoti para vi menatō kai en vi eti.… do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.
John 14:23… kai pros auton ercheni kai monan para auto poieni.… to him and make Our home with him.
John 14:25Houteim lalamē vi para vi menarōntos;… to you while I am still with you.
John 15:15… legamē filoin, hoti panteim heim akouama para tou patrou mu gnōrizama vi.… friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known …
John 15:26… tos paraklētos hon mis pempami vi para tou patrou, tem pneumem tau alētheiau …… whom I will send to you from the Father — the Spirit of truth …
John 15:26… patrou, tem pneumem tau alētheiau hem para tou patrou ekporeuotō, ekeinos marturati peri …… the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father — He will testify about …
John 16:27… min filavē kai pisteuavē hoti mis para tou theou exerchama.… and have believed that I came from God.
John 17:5kai nun doxazasar min sis, patror, para siauto ta doxa ha echame pro …And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with …
John 17:5… echame pro teu ton kosmon arō para si.… presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.
John 17:7… gnōskalē hoti panteim hoseim dōasē mi para su alō;… everything You have given Me comes from You.
John 17:8… autois labala kai gnōskala alēthōs hoti para su exerchama, kai pisteuala hoti sis …… knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You …
John 19:25“by”Stēalelē de para to stauro tou Iēsu tas mētēras …Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of …
Acts 2:33… epangelian teu pneumeu teu hagieu labarantos para tou patrou ekchata houtem hem vis …… hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit …
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Matthew 19:26embleparantos de tos Iēsus legata autoi; Para anthrōpoi houtem adunatem atō, para de …Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with …
Mark 10:27embleparantos autoi tos Iēsus legatō; Para anthrōpoi adunatem alla ouk para theo, …Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not …
Luke 19:7“with”kai horarantois pantois diagonguzale legarōntois hoti Para hamartōlo andro eiserchata kataluara.And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”