παράκειμαι
parakeimai · be present
Greek word · Strong’s number G3873 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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parakeimai (παράκειμαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “be present”.
Be at hand, lie close by.
How to say it
pa·ra·kei·mai
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To lie close at hand, ready.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Romans 7:18
For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the wanting is present with me, but the doing of the good is not.
- Romans 7:21
So I find this law: that, when I want to do the good, evil is present with me.