verb
paragenomō
Strong’sG3854
I appear, come, arrive at
stem paragen-37 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books12 forms occur
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
To come, arrive at a place, or be present there 1234. This is the ordinary sense of the word in the New Testament, used of people coming to where someone is or arriving somewhere 1, and by extension of someone coming forward or appearing publicly, as of a teacher beginning to appear and speak in public 124.
To stand by, support someone, used with the dative of the person helped; this sense too occurs in the New Testament, of one person standing by another 13.
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
παρα-γίνομαι
(Ion. and late for -γίγν-), [in LXX chiefly for בּוֹא;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3854 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Ionic dialect and later Gr. παρα-γίνομαι [ῑ], aorist passive παρεγενήθην Refs 2nd c.BC+:—to be beside, by or near: with dative person et of things, καί σφιν παρεγίγνετο δαιτί attended them at the banquet, Refs 8th c.BC+ was by him when he was asked, Refs 5th c.BC+ with dative _of things_ only, π. τῇ μάχῃ to be present at.., Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐν τοιοῖσδε λόγοις, ἐν τῇ συνουσίᾳ, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 π. τινί come to one's side, stand by, second, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐπί τινα against one, Refs 5th c.BC+; μάχῃ.. π. τισί support them in battle, Refs 8th c.BC+
3 of things, to be at hand, accrue to one, πόλεμος ὅθεν καί τις δύναμις παρεγένετο Refs 5th c.BC+; of scientific learning, Refs 4th c.BC+; of virtue, ὅτῳ τρόπῳ παραγίγνεται Refs 5th c.BC+
4 π. ἀπό τινος to be descended from.., or perhaps to have a right to attend a sacrifice through descent from.., Refs
II come to, τινι Refs 6th c.BC+; π. ἐς τὠυτό come to the same point, Refs 4th c.BC+: absolutely, arrive, come up, παρεγένοντο αἱ νέες Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 come to maturity, of corn, Refs; of the horns of oxen, to be fully grown, Refs
II.3 have recourse to, ἐπὶ τροφὴν καὶ πόμα Refs 2nd c.AD+
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.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| paragenotōπαραγίνεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | came | 3× |
| paragenoleπαρεγίνοντο | was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural | coming | 1× |
| paragenemaπαρεγενόμην | happened · Iaorist middle indicative 1st person singular | came | 2× |
| paragenetaπαρεγένετο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | came | 5× |
| paragenelaπαρεγένοντο | happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural | came | 4× |
| paragenemeiaπαραγένωμαι | happened · Iaorist middle subjunctive 1st person singular | arrive | 1× |
| parageneleiaπαραγένωνται | happened · theyaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person plural | arrive | 1× |
| paragenerantosπαραγενόμενος | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine | came | 11× |
| paragenerantonπαραγενόμενον | happened · objectaorist middle participle accusative singular masculine | arrived | 1× |
| paragenerantouπαραγενομένου | happened · of, belonging toaorist middle participle genitive singular masculine | arrived | 1× |
| paragenerantoisπαραγενόμενοι | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine | came | 6× |
| paragenerantoinπαραγενομένους | happened · objectaorist middle participle accusative plural masculine | come | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 15 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paragenomō | paragenome | paragenomē | paragenomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | paragenosō | paragenose | paragenosē | paragenoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paragenotō3×παραγίνεται | paragenote | paragenotē | paragenotelē |
| we 1st person plural | paragenonō | paragenone | paragenonē | paragenonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paragenovō | paragenove | paragenovē | paragenovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | paragenolō | paragenole1×παρεγίνοντο | paragenolē | paragenolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paragenemi | paragenema2×παρεγενόμην |
| you 2nd person singular | paragenesi | paragenesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parageneti | parageneta5×παρεγένετο |
| we 1st person plural | parageneni | paragenena |
| ye 2nd person plural | paragenevi | parageneva |
| they 3rd person plural | parageneli | paragenela4×παρεγένοντο |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paragenomeiō | paragenomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | paragenoseiō | paragenoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paragenoteiō | paragenoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | paragenoneiō | paragenoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paragenoveiō | paragenoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | paragenoleiō | paragenoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paragenemeia1×παραγένωμαι |
| you 2nd person singular | parageneseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parageneteia |
| we 1st person plural | parageneneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | parageneveia |
| they 3rd person plural | parageneleia1×παραγένωνται |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paragenosōr | paragenosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paragenotōr | paragenotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | paragenovōr | paragenovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | paragenolōr | paragenolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paragenesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paragenetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | paragenevar |
| they 3rd person plural | paragenelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paragenomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | paragenosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paragenotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | paragenonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | paragenovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | paragenoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paragenemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | paragenesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paragenetoia |
| we 1st person plural | paragenenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | paragenevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | parageneloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | paragenorō | paragenorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | parageneri | paragenera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 20 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | paragenorōntos | paragenorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | paragenerintos | paragenerantos20×παραγενόμενος |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
paragen is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
37 occurrences, every one of them listed
paragenotō“came”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular3×
Matthew 3:1En de tai hēmerai ekeinai paragenotō Iōannos tos baptistos kērussarōntos en ta …In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
Matthew 3:13Tote paragenotō tos Iēsus apo tau Galilaiau epi …At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to …
Mark 14:43Kai euthuos ēti autou lalarōntou paragenotō Ioudos henos toiu dōdeka kai meta …… speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a crowd armed with …
paragenole“coming”was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
John 3:23… hoti hudeim polleim ate ekei, kai paragenole kai baptizole;… was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.
paragenema“came”happened · Iaorist middle indicative 1st person singular2×
Luke 12:51“came”dokavō hoti eirēnan paragenema dōara en ta gēa? ouchi, legamō …Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but …
Acts 24:17“came”… eleēmosunain poiarintos eis tem ethnem mu paragenema kai prosforain,… Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.
parageneta“came”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular5×
Luke 8:19Parageneta de pros auton tas mētēras kai …Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see Him, but they were …
Luke 11:6epeidē filos mu parageneta ek hodau pros min kai ouk …because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and …
Luke 19:16parageneta de tos prōtos legarōntos; Kurior, tas …The first servant came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina …
John 8:2“came”Orthrou de palin parageneta eis tem hierem, kai pantos tos …Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and …
2 Timothy 4:16“came”… ta prōta mu apologia oudenos mi parageneta, alla pantois min enkatalipala mē autoi …At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.
paragenela“came”happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural4×
Matthew 2:1“came”… tou basilevou, idou magois apo anatolaiu paragenela eis Hierosolumeim… Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
Acts 13:14“came”autois de diercharantois apo tau Pergau paragenela eis Antiocheian tan Pisidian, kai eisercharantois …And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they …
Acts 20:18hōs de paragenela pros auton legata autoi; Vis epistovō …When they came to him, he said, “You know …
Acts 21:18… sun ni pros Iakōbon, pantois tē paragenela tois presbuterois.… James, and all the elders were present.
paragenemeia“arrive”happened · Iaorist middle subjunctive 1st person singular1×
1 Corinthians 16:3“arrive”hotan de paragenemeia, hoin ean dokimazaveia dia epistolaiu, houtoin …… will send letters with those you recommend …
parageneleia“arrive”happened · theyaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Acts 23:35… fēate, hotan kai tois katēgorois su parageneleia; keleuarantos en te praitōrie tou Hērōdou …… hear your case when your accusers arrive.” Then he ordered that Paul be …
paragenerantos“came”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine11×
Luke 14:21“came”kai paragenerantos tos doulos apangelata to kurio autou …The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the …
Acts 5:21… orthron eis tem hierem kai didaskale. Paragenerantos de tos archierevos kai tois sun …… the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin— the full …
Acts 5:25paragenerantos de tinos apangelata autoi hoti Idou …Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men …
Acts 9:26“come”Paragenerantos de eis Ierousalēm peirazate kollorō toi …… arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but …
Acts 10:33… pros sin, sis tē kalōs poiasa paragenerantos. nun oun pantois nis enōpion tou …… and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here …
Acts 11:23hos paragenerantos kai horarantos tan charitan tan tou …When he arrived and saw the grace of God …
Acts 18:27“arrived”… grafala toi mathētoi apodechera auton; hos paragenerantos sumballeta pollem toi pisteuarēntoi dia tau …… him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.
Acts 23:16“came”… huios tau adelfau Paulou tan enedran paragenerantos kai eisercharantos eis tan parembolan apangelata …… when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.
Acts 24:24“came”Meta de hēmerain tinain paragenerantos tos Fēlikos sun Drousilla ta idia …After several days, Felix returned with his wife Drusilla, who was …
Acts 28:21“come”… su dechena apo tau Ioudaiau, oute paragenerantos tinos toiu adelfoiu apangelata ē lalata …… have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned …
Hebrews 9:11“appeared”Christos de paragenerantos archierevos teiu generanteiu agatheiu dia tau …But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and …
parageneranton“arrived”happened · objectaorist middle participle accusative singular masculine1×
Acts 9:39“arrived”anastēarantos de Petros sunerchata autoi; hon parageneranton anagala eis tem huperōem, kai parastēala …So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him …
paragenerantou“arrived”happened · of, belonging toaorist middle participle genitive singular masculine1×
Acts 25:7paragenerantou de autou peristēala auton tois apo …When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down …
paragenerantois“came”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine6×
Luke 7:4tois de paragenerantois pros ton Iēsun parakalale auton spoudaiōs …They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him …
Luke 7:20paragenerantois de pros auton tois androis legala; …When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the …
Acts 5:22“came”tois de paragenerantois hupēretois ouk heuriskala autoin en ta …But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:
Acts 14:27paragenerantois de kai sunagarantois tan ekklēsan anangelale …When they arrived, they gathered the church together and …
Acts 15:4“came”paragenerantois de eis Hierosolumeim paradechila apo tau …… arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they …
Acts 17:10“arrived”… kai ton Silon eis Beroian, hotinois paragenerantois eis tan sunagōgan toiu Ioudaioiu apeiale;… sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
paragenerantoin“come”happened · objectaorist middle participle accusative plural masculine1×
Luke 22:52legata de Iēsus pros toin paragenerantoin epi auton archierevoin kai stratēgoin teu …… temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out …