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πάρειμι

Be present

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πάρειμι G3918
Pronunciation páreimi

What does πάρειμι (páreimi) mean in the Bible?

πάρειμι (páreimi) is a Greek word meaning "be present". πάρ-ειμι [in LXX for בּוֹא, etc.

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Meaning

be present
Extended definition
1to be by, at hand or present;
aof persons: Rev.17:8; παρών (opposite to ἀπών), 1Co.5:3, 2Co.10:2 10:11 13:2 13:10; before ἐπί with genitive, Act.24:19; ἐνώπιον, Act.10:33; ἐνθάδε, Act.17:6; πρός, with accusative of person(s), Act.12:20, 2Co.11:8, Gal.4:18, 20;
bof things : of time, ὁ καιρός, Jhn.7:6; τ. παρόν, Heb.12:11; ἡ ἀλήθεια, 2Pe.1:12; ταῦτα, 2Pe.1:9; τ. παρόντα, Heb.13:5.
2to have come or arrived (Hdt., Thuc., al.; see Field, Notes, 65) : Luk.13:1, Jhn.11:28, Act.10:21; before εἰς, Col.1:6; before ἐπί, with accusative of thing(s), Mat.26:50 (cf. συν-πάρειμι).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 24 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
ongoing 7 prospective 1 background 2 infinitive 3 participle 11
Tense
present 20 imperfect 2 aorist 1 future 1
Voice
active 23 middle 1
Mood
participle 11 indicative 10 infinitive 3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 26:50 πάρει present active indicative ongoing Luke 11:42 παρεῖναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 13:1 Παρῆσαν imperfect active indicative background John 7:6 πάρεστιν present active indicative ongoing John 11:28 πάρεστιν present active indicative ongoing Acts 10:21 πάρεστε present active indicative ongoing Acts 10:33 πάρεσμεν present active indicative ongoing Acts 12:20 παρῆσαν imperfect active indicative background Acts 17:6 πάρεισιν present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 5:3 παρὼν present active participle participle 1 Corinthians 5:3 παρὼν present active participle participle 2 Corinthians 10:11 παρόντες present active participle participle 2 Corinthians 10:2 παρὼν present active participle participle 2 Corinthians 11:9 παρὼν present active participle participle 2 Corinthians 13:10 παρὼν present active participle participle 2 Corinthians 13:2 παρὼν present active participle participle Galatians 4:18 παρεῖναί present active infinitive infinitive Galatians 4:20 παρεῖναι present active infinitive infinitive Colossians 1:6 παρόντος present active participle participle Hebrews 12:11 παρὸν present active participle participle Hebrews 13:5 παροῦσιν present active participle participle 2 Peter 1:12 παρούσῃ present active participle participle 2 Peter 1:9 πάρεστιν present active indicative ongoing Revelation 17:8 παρέσται future middle indicative prospective

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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