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Greek verb · G3854

παραγίνομαι

paraginomaipar-ag-in'-om-ahee

to be beside or at hand (Hom., Hdt., al.), hence, to stand by, sup­port (Æsch.; to come, come up, arrive

36 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: paragínomai

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3854is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 8 of 27
    New Testament books
  • 13
    spellings
  • 2
    meanings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · G3854

to become near, i.e. approach (have arrived); by implication, to appear publicly

The King James renders it: come, go, be present.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

paraginomai is rendered "to be beside or at hand (Hom., Hdt., al.), hence, to stand by, sup­port (Æsch.; to come, come up, arrive". It stands 36 times in the Greek text, across eight books.

  • Twenty of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
  • The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to be beside or at hand (Hom., Hdt., al.), hence, to stand by, sup­port (Æsch.".
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 2:1After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
  • The Greek text spells it thirteen different ways.

The first use

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,

Matthew 2:1παρεγένοντο

The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Twenty of the word's thirty-six uses are in Acts.

The other 19 New Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

The word carries two meanings: to be beside or at hand (Hom., Hdt., al.), hence, to stand by, sup­port (Æsch., and to come, come up, arrive.

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

The English STEP Bible gives each use, word by word, and how many times.
to be beside or at hand (Hom., Hdt., al.), hence, to stand by, sup­port (Æsch.Tagged as
  • arrived2
  • comes2
  • I came2
  • attended1
  • came1
  • Came up1
  • comes up1
  • having appeared as1

and 7 more, 18 uses in all

Where2 Timothy 4:16At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me…
to come, come up, arriveTagged as
  • having come9
  • having arrived7
  • I may have arrived1
  • they were coming1
WhereLuke 14:21The servant returned and reported all this to his master…

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

παράparafrom/with/besideUses192
παραδίδωμιparadidomito deliverUses119
παρακαλέωparakaleoto plead/comfortUses108
παραβολήparaboleparableUses50
παραλαμβάνωparalambanoto takeUses49
παραγγέλλωparangelloto orderUses31
παράκλησιςparaklesisencouragementUses29
παράπτωμαparaptomatrespassUses19
παρατίθημιparatithemito set beforeUses19
παράδοσιςparadosistraditionUses13
παραιτέομαιparaiteomaito refuse/excuseUses12
παράγωparagoto passUses10

and 58 more on the stem.

All 36, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

13 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • παραγενόμενος10
  • παραγενόμενοι6
  • Παρεγένετο4
  • παρεγένοντο4
  • παραγίνεται3
  • παρεγενόμην2
  • παραγενόμενον1
  • παραγενόμενός1
  • Παραγενομένου1
  • παραγενομένους1
  • παραγένωμαι1
  • παραγένωνται1

and 1 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • verb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular10V-2ADP-NSM
  • verb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural6V-2ADP-NPM
  • verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person plural4V-2ADI-3P
  • verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singular4V-2ADI-3S
  • verb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singular3V-PNI-3S
  • verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 1st person singular2V-2ADI-1S
  • verb · aorist middle form, participle · accusative (object) · masculine plural1V-2ADP-APM
  • verb · aorist middle form, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singular1V-2ADP-ASM
  • verb · aorist middle form, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1V-2ADP-GSM
  • verb · aorist middle form, subjunctive · 1st person singular1V-2ADS-1S
  • verb · aorist middle form, subjunctive · 3rd person plural1V-2ADS-3P
  • verb · aorist middle, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1V-AMP-NSM

Matthew

three uses
  • After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,

    Matthew 2:1

    • παρεγένοντοparegenontoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: arrived
  • In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea

    Matthew 3:1

    • παραγίνεταιparaginetaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: comes
  • At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.

    Matthew 3:13

    • παραγίνεταιparaginetaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: comes

Mark

one use
  • While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, scribes, and elders.

    Mark 14:43

    • παραγίνεταιparaginetaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: comes up

Luke

eight uses
  • They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,

    Luke 7:4

    • παραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having come
  • When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?’”

    Luke 7:20

    • Παραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: Having come
  • Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see Him, but they were unable to reach Him because of the crowd.

    Luke 8:19

    • Παρεγένετοparegenetoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: she came
  • because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’

    Luke 11:6

    • παρεγένετοparegenetoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is come
  • Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.

    Luke 12:51

    • παρεγενόμηνparegenomenverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I came
  • The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

    Luke 14:21

    • παραγενόμενοςparagenomenosverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having come
  • The first servant came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.’

    Luke 19:16

    • Παρεγένετοparegenetoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: Came up
  • Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw?

    Luke 22:52

    • παραγενομένουςparagenomenousverb · aorist middle form, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: having come out

John

one use
  • Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.

    John 3:23

    • παρεγίνοντοpareginontoverb · imperfect middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were coming

Acts

twenty uses
  • At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.

    Acts 5:21

    • Παραγενόμενοςparagenomenosverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Having come
  • But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:

    Acts 5:22

    • παραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having come
  • Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”

    Acts 5:25

    • παραγενόμενοςparagenomenosverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Having come
  • When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

    Acts 9:26

    • Παραγενόμενοςparagenomenosverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Having arrived
  • So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

    Acts 9:39

    • παραγενόμενονparagenomenonverb · aorist middle form, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: having arrived
  • So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”

    Acts 10:33

    • παραγενόμενοςparagenomenosverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having come
  • When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.

    Acts 11:23

    • παραγενόμενοςparagenomenosverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having come
  • And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.

    Acts 13:14

    • παρεγένοντοparegenontoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: came
  • When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

    Acts 14:27

    • παραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: Having arrived
  • On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.

    Acts 15:4

    • παραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: Having come
  • As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.

    Acts 17:10

    • παραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having arrived
  • When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.

    Acts 18:27

    • παραγενόμενοςparagenomenosverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having arrived
  • When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.

    Acts 20:18

    • παρεγένοντοparegenontoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they had come
  • The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.

    Acts 21:18

    • παρεγένοντοparegenontoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: arrived
  • But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.

    Acts 23:16

    • παραγενόμενοςparagenomenosverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having come near
  • he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praetorium.

    Acts 23:35

    • παραγένωνταιparagenontaiverb · aorist middle form, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: may have arrived
  • After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.

    Acts 24:17

    • παρεγενόμηνparegenomenverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I came
  • After several days, Felix returned with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.

    Acts 24:24

    • παραγενόμενοςparagenomenosverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having arrived
  • When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.

    Acts 25:7

    • Παραγενομένουparagenomenouverb · aorist middle form, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: When was arriving
  • The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.

    Acts 28:21

    • παραγενόμενόςparagenomenosverb · aorist middle, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having arrived

1 Corinthians

one use
  • Then, on my arrival, I will send letters with those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem.

    1 Corinthians 16:3

    • παραγένωμαιparagenomaiverb · aorist middle form, subjunctive · 1st person singulartagged: I may have arrived

2 Timothy

one use
  • At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.

    2 Timothy 4:16

    • παρεγένετοparegenetoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: attended

Hebrews

one use
  • But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.

    Hebrews 9:11

    • παραγενόμενοςparagenomenosverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having appeared as

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0. Their grammar codes are written out in English here and shown as tagged beside each one.

Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESG (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0), the Brief lexicon based on Abbott-Smith (1922).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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