🇬🇷 Greek · Strong's G3844
G3844

παρά

pará [par-ah'] Preposition
Core meaningfrom/with/beside

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G3844

properly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local (especially beyond or opposed to) or causal (on account of)

KJV usage: :--above, against, among, at, before, by, contrary to, X friend, from, + give (such things as they), + that (she) had, X his, in, more than, nigh unto, (out) of, past, save, side…by, in the sight of, than, (there-)fore, with.
Etymology: a primary preposition;
Thayer's Greek Lexicon

(1) gen., from, indicating source or origin, Mt. 2:4, 7; Mk. 8:11; Lk. 2:1; οἱ παρ’ αὐτοῦ, his relatives or kinsmen, Mk. 3:21; τὰ παρ’ αὐτῆς πάντα, all her substance, property, etc., Mk. 5:26. (2) dat., with, in, among, etc., Mt. 6:1; 19:26; 21:25; 22:25; παρ’ ἑαυτῷ, at home, 1 Cor. 16:2; in the sight of, in the judgment or estimation of, 1 Cor. 3:19; 2 Pet. 2:11; 3:8. (3) acc., motion, by, near to, along, Mt. 4:18; motion, towards, to, at, Mt. 15:30; Mk. 2:13; motion terminating in rest, at, by, near, by the side of, Mk. 4:1, 4; Lk. 5:1; 8:5; in deviation from, in violation of, inconsistently with, Acts 18:13; Rom. 1:26; 11:24; above, more than, Lk. 13:2, 4; Rom. 1:25. (4) Misc., after comparatives, Lk. 3:13; 1 Cor. 3:11; except, save, 2 Cor. 11:24; beyond, past, Heb. 11:11; in respect of…

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