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παραγίνομαι

To come

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παραγίνομαι G3854
Pronunciation paragínomai

What does παραγίνομαι (paragínomai) mean in the Bible?

παραγίνομαι (paragínomai) is a Greek word meaning "to come". παρα-γίνομαι (Ion.

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Meaning

to come
Extended definition

(Ion. and late for -γίγν-), [in LXX chiefly for בּוֹא ;]

1to be beside or at hand (Hom., Hdt., al.), hence, to stand by, sup­port (Æsch., Thuc., al.) : with dative of person(s), 2Ti.4:16.
2to come, come up, arrive (Hdt., Xen., al., and frequently in later writers; see MM, xviii; Thackeray, Gr., 267.2): absol., Luk.14:21 19:16, Jhn.3:23, Act.5:21-22, 25 9:39 10:32-33 11:23 14:27 17:10 18:27 21:18 23:16, 35 24:17, 24 25:7 28:21, 1Co.16:3; before εἰς, Jhn.8:2, Act.9:26 15:4; ἐπί, with accusative, Luk.22:52; πρός, with accusative, Luk.7:4, 20 8:19, Act.20:18; id. before ἐκ, Luk.11:6; παρά, with genitive, Mrk.14:43; ἀπὸ . . . εἰς, Mat.2:1, Act.13:14; ἀπὸ . . . ἐπὶ . . . πρός, Mat.3:13; of a teacher coming forward in public: Mat.3:1, Luk.12:51, Heb.9:11.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Present Imperfect
Voices
Middle
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 20×
Aorist Middle Luke 14:21 · Acts 5:21 · Acts 5:25 · Acts 9:26 · Acts 10:33 · Acts 11:23 · Acts 18:27 · Acts 23:16 · Acts 24:24 · Acts 28:21 · Heb 9:11 · Luke 7:4 · Luke 7:20 · Acts 5:22 · Acts 14:27 · Acts 15:4 20×
Indicative states a fact or reality 14×
Aorist Middle Matt 2:1 · Acts 13:14 · Acts 20:18 · Acts 21:18 · Luke 8:19 · Luke 11:6 · Luke 19:16 · 2 Tim 4:16 · Luke 12:51 · Acts 24:17 10×
Present Middle Matt 3:1 · Matt 3:13 · Mark 14:43 3×
Imperfect Middle John 3:23 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Aorist Middle Acts 23:35 · 1 Cor 16:3 2×
36 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 37 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 11 ongoing 3 background 1 subjunctive 2 participle 20
Tense
aorist 33 present 3 imperfect 1
Voice
middle 37
Mood
participle 20 indicative 15 subjunctive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:1 παρεγένοντο aorist middle indicative completed Matthew 3:1 παραγίνεται present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 3:13 παραγίνεται present middle indicative ongoing Mark 14:43 παραγίνεται present middle indicative ongoing Luke 7:20 παραγενόμενοι aorist middle participle participle Luke 7:4 παραγενόμενοι aorist middle participle participle Luke 8:19 Παρεγένετο aorist middle indicative completed Luke 11:6 παρεγένετο aorist middle indicative completed Luke 12:51 παρεγενόμην aorist middle indicative completed Luke 14:21 παραγενόμενος aorist middle participle participle Luke 19:16 παρεγένετο aorist middle indicative completed Luke 22:52 παραγενομένους aorist middle participle participle John 3:23 παρεγίνοντο imperfect middle indicative background John 8:2 παρεγένετο aorist middle indicative completed Acts 5:21 Παραγενόμενος aorist middle participle participle Acts 5:22 παραγενόμενοι aorist middle participle participle Acts 5:25 παραγενόμενος aorist middle participle participle Acts 9:26 Παραγενόμενος aorist middle participle participle Acts 9:39 παραγενόμενον aorist middle participle participle Acts 10:33 παραγενόμενος aorist middle participle participle Acts 11:23 παραγενόμενος aorist middle participle participle Acts 13:14 παρεγένοντο aorist middle indicative completed Acts 14:27 παραγενόμενοι aorist middle participle participle Acts 15:4 παραγενόμενοι aorist middle participle participle Acts 17:10 παραγενόμενοι aorist middle participle participle Acts 18:27 παραγενόμενος aorist middle participle participle Acts 20:18 παρεγένοντο aorist middle indicative completed Acts 21:18 παρεγένοντο aorist middle indicative completed Acts 23:16 παραγενόμενος aorist middle participle participle Acts 23:35 παραγένωνται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Acts 24:17 παρεγενόμην aorist middle indicative completed Acts 24:24 παραγενόμενος aorist middle participle participle Acts 25:7 παραγενομένου aorist middle participle participle Acts 28:21 παραγενόμενός aorist middle participle participle 1 Corinthians 16:3 παραγένωμαι aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive 2 Timothy 4:16 παρεγένετο aorist middle indicative completed Hebrews 9:11 παραγενόμενος aorist middle participle participle

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

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