παραγίνομαι

imperfect 3 person plural παρεγίνοντο (Jn 3:23); 2 aorist παρεγενόμην; from Homer down; the Sept. for בּוא; (properly, to become near, to place oneself by the side of, hence) to be present, to come near, approach : absolutely, Mt 3:1 (but in edition 1 Prof. Grimm (more appropriately) associates this with Heb 9:11; Lk 12:51 below); Luke (); ; Jn 3:23; Acts 5:21f, 25; Acts 9:39; Acts 10:32 (R G Tr marginal reading brackets), ; Acts 11:23; Acts 14:27; Acts 17:10; Acts 18:27; Acts 21:18; Acts 23:16, Acts 23:35, Acts 24:17, Acts 23:24, Acts 25:7, Acts 28:21; 1 Cor 16:3; followed by ἀπό with the genitive of place and εἰς with the accusative of place, Mt 2:1; Acts 13:14; by ἀπό with the genitive of place and ἐπί with accusative of place and πρός with the accusative of person Mt 3:13; by παρά with the genitive of person (i. e. sent by one (cf. Winer's Grammar, 365 (342))), Mk 14:43; by πρός τινα, Lk 7:4, Lk 7:20; Lk 8:19; Acts 20:18; πρός τινα ἐκ with the genitive of place, Lk 11:6; by εἰς with the accusative of place, Jn 8:2; Acts 9:26 (here Lachmann ἐν); ; by ἐπί τινα (against, see ἐπί, C. I. 2 g. γ. ββ.), Lk 22:52 (Tdf. πρός). equivalent to to come forth, make one's public appearance, of teachers: of the Messiah, absolutely, Heb 9:11; followed by an infinitive denoting the purpose, Lk 12:51; (of John the Baptist, Mt 3:1 (see above)). equivalent to to be present with help (R. V. "to take one's part]"], with a dative of the person 2 Tim 4:16 L T Tr WH. (Compare: συμπαραγίνομαι.)