verb
parakeiomō
Strong’sG3873
I am present with, rest with
stem parakei-2 times in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** παρά-κειμαι,
[in LXX: Jdt.3.2, 3, Si 30:18 34 (31):16, Da LXX Bel 1:14, II, III Mac5*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3873 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
poetry πάρκειμαι Refs 5th c.BC+: Epic dialect imperfect παρεκέσκετο Refs 8th c.BC+ —used as passive to παρατίθημι, lie beside or before, ἔτι καὶ παρέκειτο τράπεζα Refs 8th c.BC+: generally, to be at hand, available, οἷα τέκτοσιν ἡμῖν ὕλη παράκειται Refs 5th c.BC+; to be adjacent, with dative, Refs 2nd c.BC+ the choice is before you, to fight or flee, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἅμα παρακεῖσθαι λύπας τε καὶ ἡδονάς lie side by side, Refs 5th c.BC+participle, Ἀΐδᾳ παρακείμενος lying at death's door, Refs 5th c.BC+; παρκείμενον τέρας the present marvel, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ παρκείμενον the present, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ π., also, dishes on table, Refs 4th c.BC+; ἡ π. πύλη the nearest gate, Refs 2nd c.BC+; ἐν μνήμῃ παρακείμενα things present in memory, Refs 5th c.BC+; under discussion, λόγος Refs 1st c.BC+; obvious, Refs 5th c.BC+; to be closely connected with, παράκεινται τῇ μαθηματικῇ θεωρίᾳ ἥ τε θεολογικὴ ἐπιστήμη καὶ ἡ φυσική lamb.Refs
b in legal phrases, to be attached or appended, of documents, Refs 2nd c.AD+; to be noted, scheduled, Refs 2nd c.BC+; to be preserved in a register or archive, Refs 4th c.AD+
2 press on, urge, with dative, πυκνότερον ἡμῖν -κείμενοι LXX+2nd c.BC+
3 metaphorically, lie prostrate, of absolute subjection, π. πρὸ προσώπου σου LXX
4 to be permissible, Refs 5th c.BC+
II in Grammars, etc.:
II.1 to be laid down, mentioned in text-books, τὰ σημεῖα οὐ παράκειται Refs 3rd c.AD+; simply, to be cited, ἐκ τῶν Θεοφράστου Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 ὁ παρακείμενος (i.e. χρόνος) the perfect tense, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.3 ἀντίφρασίς ἐστι λέξις.. διὰ τοῦ π. τὸ ἐναντίον παριστῶσα, ex adjecto, as when the Furies are called Refs 1st c.BC+
II.4 of words, to be joined by juxtaposition (not composition,Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.5 to be interpolated, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| parakeiotōπαράκειταί | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | present | 2× |
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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | parakeiomō | parakeiome | parakeiomē | parakeiomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | parakeiosō | parakeiose | parakeiosē | parakeioselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parakeiotō2×παράκειταί | parakeiote | parakeiotē | parakeiotelē |
| we 1st person plural | parakeionō | parakeione | parakeionē | parakeionelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | parakeiovō | parakeiove | parakeiovē | parakeiovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | parakeiolō | parakeiole | parakeiolē | parakeiolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | parakeiomeiō | parakeiomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | parakeioseiō | parakeioseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parakeioteiō | parakeioteiē |
| we 1st person plural | parakeioneiō | parakeioneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | parakeioveiō | parakeioveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | parakeioleiō | parakeioleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | parakeiosōr | parakeiosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parakeiotōr | parakeiotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | parakeiovōr | parakeiovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | parakeiolōr | parakeiolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | parakeiomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | parakeiosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parakeiotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | parakeionoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | parakeiovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | parakeioloiō |
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 | parakeiorō | parakeiorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 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 | parakeiorōntos | parakeiorēntos |
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
parakei 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.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
parakeiotō“present”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Romans 7:18“present”… sarka mu, agathem; tem gar thelarō parakeiotō mi, tem de katergazorō tem kalem …… that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot …
Romans 7:21“present”… tem kalem hoti mi tem kakosem parakeiotō;… to do good, evil is right there with me.