What does παράκειμαι (parákeimai) mean in the Bible?
παράκειμαι (parákeimai) is a Greek word meaning "be present".
Greek · G3873
παράκειμαι
Be present
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παράκειμαι G3873
Pronunciation parákeimai
What does παράκειμαι (parákeimai) mean in the Bible?
παράκειμαι (parákeimai) is a Greek word meaning "be present".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3873?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include have (1), is right there with (1).
Where does παράκειμαι (parákeimai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 7:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It have 1× Romans 7:18
is right there with 1× Romans 7:21
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 7:18
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Romans 2
Source forms
παράκειται 1x parakeitai Romans 7:21
παράκειταί 1x parakeitai Romans 7:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2x Romans 7:18, Romans 7:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. be present
Strong's G3873
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
be present
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to lie beside, be near, be present: Rom.7:18, 21.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 7:18 Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
παράκειταί parakeitai
I am present with, rest with
Read verse Romans 7:21 Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
παράκειται. parakeitai
I am present with, rest with
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Present Voices Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Present Middle Rom 7:18 · Rom 7:21 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
middle 2
Mood
indicative 2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
παράκειμαι is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain