πάρειμι
páreimi · G3918 · Greek · 25 occurrences
Meanings
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to be present, to be here, to be there, to be at hand
To be present at a particular time and place
ExamplesMatthew 26:50 But Jesus said to him, “Friend, do what you have come for.” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and arrested Him.
Luke 13:1 Now on that very occasion there were some present who reported to Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
John 7:6 So Jesus said to them, “My time is not yet here, but your time is always ready.
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to come, to arrive, to come to be present
To come to be present at a particular place
ExamplesActs 12:20 Now he was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; and with one mind they came to him, and having won over Blastus the king’s chamberlain, they were asking for peace, because their country was supported with grain from the king’s country.
Acts 17:6 When they did not find them, they began dragging Jason and some brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have upset the world have come here also;
Colossians 1:6 which has come to you, just as in all the world also it is bearing fruit and increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth;
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what one has, possessions
(Derivative of πάρειμι, ‘to be present,’) What one has on hand as available for use
Examples2 Peter 1:12 Therefore, I will always be ready to remind you of these things, even though you already know them and have been established in the truth which is present with you.
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the present, that which exists at any time
A specific time corresponding to some other time
ExamplesHebrews 12:11 For the moment, all discipline seems not to be pleasant, but painful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.
How it’s used In 9 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
25 occurrences in 13 groups
- Not stated (participle) 11
- Other words · 12 groups that occur once or twice (14) 14
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- κἀκεῖνοςand that one, he also 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
11 occurrences in 9 groups
- πρόςto, toward, with+ σύyou 3
- Other words · 8 groups that occur once or twice (8) 8
With adverbsAdverbs
10 occurrences in 8 groups
- μήnot 4
- καίand 2
- ἐνθάδεhere 1
- νῦνnow 1
- ὁμοθυμαδόνwith one mind 1
- οὔπωnot yet 1
Named alongside itApposition
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- αἰτίαcause, charge 1
- εὐαγγέλιονthe gospel, the good news 1
What it doesIt is the subject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- δεῖmust, to be necessary 1
- μυωπάζωto fail to understand 1
What is done to itIt is the object
7 occurrences in 7 groups
- ἔπωto say 2
- γράφωto write 1
- δέομαιto beg, to pray 1
- θέλωto want, to wish, to desire 1
- λέγωto say 1
- ἄπειμιto come 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- τυφλόςblind 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἐνin 4
- πρόςto, toward, with 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- παράκειμαι parákeimai · G3873 · to be present, to be here, to be there
- Both verbs denote being present or at hand: πάρειμι expresses the general state of being present, while παράκειμαι specifically describes lying near or being ready at hand. They converge on the concept of immediate presence or availability.
In the other Testament 1 word
- בּוֹא bôwʼ · H935 · to come in, to go, to arrive, to reach
- בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) encompasses the physical motion of coming/arriving that often results in presence, while πάρειμι (páreimi, G3918) focuses on the state of being present/at hand as the outcome of arrival; the Greek term abstracts away from the motion itself to emphasize the resultant nearness or availability.
Semantic domains 4 entries
- To come, to arrive, to come to be present15.86
- This domain covers πάρειμι naming the act of arriving at a location, as Matthew narrates the betrayer's arrival in Gethsemane: “But Jesus said to him, ‘Friend, do what you have come for.’ Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and arrested Him.” (Matthew 26:50)
- What one has, possessions57.17
- Here πάρειμι names what a person currently has in hand or possesses, as the writer of Hebrews urges contentment with what one has: “Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, ‘I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER ABANDON YOU.’” (Hebrews 13:5)
- The present, that which exists at any time67.37
- Here πάρειμι names the current moment as distinct from past or future, as Paul warns the Corinthians of his intended severity: “I have previously said when I was present the second time, and though now absent I say in advance to those who have sinned in the past and to all the rest as well, that if I come again I will not spare anyone.” (2 Corinthians 13:2)
- To be present, to be here, to be there, to be at hand85.23
- Here πάρειμι names simple physical presence at a location, as Luke describes those gathered to report to Jesus: “Now on that very occasion there were some present who reported to Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.” (Luke 13:1)
Word family 31 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon imperfect 3 person pl. παρῆσαν; future 3 person singular παρέσται (Rev 17:8 L T (not (as…
b. to be ready, in store, at command: ἡ παροῦσα ἀλήθεια, the truth which ye now hold, so that there is no need of words to call it to your remembrance, 2 Pet 1:12; (μή) πάρεστιν τίνι τί, ibid. 9 (A. V. lacketh), and Lachmann in 8 also (where others, ὑπάρχοντα) (Wis. 11:22 (21),and often in classical Greek from Homer down; cf. Passow, as above; (Liddell and Scott, as above)); τά παρόντα, possessions, property (A. V. such things as ye have (cf. our 'what one has by him')), Heb 13:5 (οἷς τά παρόντα ἀρκεῖ, ἡκιστα τῶν ἀλλοτρίων ὀρέγονται, Xenophon, symp. 4, 42). (Compare: συμπάρειμι.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 6 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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