para G3844

παρά (para) means “from/with/beside” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

παρά Greek · G3844 190 tagged occurrences in 179 verses

Pronunciation guide: par-ah' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3844

παρά · para · from/with/beside

παρά, prep. with genitive, dative, accusative, with radical sense, beside. I. C. genitive of person(s), from the side of, from beside, from, indicating source or origin, [in LXX for מֵאֵצֶל ,מִיַד ,מִלִּפְנֵי ;] after verbs of motion, Mrk.14:43, Luk.8:49, Jhn.15:26, al.; after verbs of seeking, receiving, hearing, etc., Mrk.8:11 12:2, Jhn.4:9, 52 10:18, Php.4:18, 2Ti.1:18, Jas.1:7, al.; after passive verbs, of the agent (like ὑπό), Mat.21:42, Mrk.12:11, Luk.1:37; absol., οἱ παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ, his family, his kinsfolk, Mrk.3:21 (cf. M, Pr., 106f.; Field, Notes, 25f.; Swete, in l.); τὰ παρ᾽ αὐτῆς (αὐτῶν, ὑμῶν, one's means, wealth, Mrk.5:26, Luk.10:7, Php.4:18. II. C. dative of person(s) (exc. Jhn.19:25, π. τ. σταυρῷ), by the side of, beside, by, with, [in LXX for בְּעֵינֵי ,בְּיַד ,אֵצֶל ;] Luk.11:37 19:7, Jhn.1:40 4:40, Act.28:14, al.; παρ᾽ ἑαυτῷ, at home, 1Co.16:2; with dative pl., among, Mat.22:25, Col.4:16, al.; metaphorically, Mat.19:26, Mrk.10:27, Luk.1:30, Rom.2:13, Jas.1:27, al. III. C. accusative, of motion by or towards, [in LXX for בְּעֵבֶר ,עַל יַד ,אֵצֶל ;] 1. of place, by the side of, beside, by, along: Act.10:32, Heb.11:12; after verbs of motion, Mat.4:18, Mrk.4:4, Luk.8:5, Act.4:35, al.; after verbs of rest, Mat.13:1, Mrk.5:21, Luk.8:35, al. 2. beside, beyond, metaphorically; (a) beyond, against, contrary to: Act.18:13, Rom.1:26 4:18 11:24, al.; except, 2Co.11:24; (b) beyond, above, in comparison with: Luk.3:13, Rom.12:3 14:5, Heb.1:4, 9 3:3, al.; (with) on account of: 1Co.12:15, 16. IV. In composition: beside, to (παραλαμβάνω, παράγω), at hand (πάρειμι), from (παραρρέω), amiss (παρακούω), past (παρέρχομαι), compared with (παρομοιάζω), above measure (παροργίζω). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.

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How translators render G3844

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
from	57
with	25
vvv	11
at	9
beside	9
along	8
than	6
before	5
by	5
among	4
contrary to	4
beyond	3
above	2
rather than	2
that	2
against	1
aside	1
at the edge	1
for	1
from him	1
his family	1
in	1
in gods sight	1
in the presence of	1
in ways contrary to	1
minus	1
more	1
more highly	1
near	1
of	1
on	1
other than	1
sent from	1
sight	1
worse	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
of	53
with	42
from	24
by	23
at	12
than	12
above	4
among	3
before	3
contrary to	3
against	2
in	2
as	1
doing	1
for	1
friends	1
give	1
had	1
him	1
in the sight of	1
more than	1
nigh	1
nigh unto	1
out	1
save	1
was	1
when she was past	1

Verses containing G3844

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2 Thessalonians 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
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2 Timothy 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
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2 Timothy 1:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.
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2 Timothy 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.
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2 Timothy 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you have learned them.
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2 Timothy 4:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my scrolls, especially the parchments.
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Hebrews 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.
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Hebrews 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”
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Hebrews 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor
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Hebrews 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
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Hebrews 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.
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Hebrews 9:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
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Hebrews 11:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
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Hebrews 11:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.
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Hebrews 11:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
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Hebrews 12:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
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James 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
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James 1:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
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James 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
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James 1:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
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1 Peter 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
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1 Peter 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.
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2 Peter 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
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2 Peter 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
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2 John 1:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, will be with us in truth and love.
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2 John 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.
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Revelation 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits, yet you hold fast to My name. You did not deny your faith in Me, even in the days of My faithful witness Antipas, who was killed among you where Satan dwells.
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Revelation 2:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father.
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Source alternate reference: 2.27
Revelation 3:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
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