παραγίνομαιparagínomai

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

Greek (New Testament) · G3854

Meanings

1. to be beside or at hand, hence, to stand by, support: with dative of person, 2 Timothy 4:16.

2. to come, come up, arrive: absolutely, Luke 14:21, Luke 19:16, John 3:23, Acts 5:21, Acts 5:22, Acts 5:25, Acts 9:39, Acts 10:32, Acts 10:33, Acts 11:23, Acts 14:27, Acts 17:10, Acts 18:27, Acts 21:18, Acts 23:16, Acts 23:35, Acts 24:17, Acts 24:24, Acts 25:7, Acts 28:21, 1 Corinthians 16:3; followed by εἰς, John 8:2, Acts 9:26, Acts 15:4; ἐπί, with accusative, Luke 22:52; πρός, with accusative, Luke 7:4, Luke 7:20, Luke 8:19, Acts 20:18; id. followed by ἐκ, Luke 11:6; παρά, with genitive, Mark 14:43; ἀπὸ... εἰς, Matthew 2:1, Acts 13:14; ἀπὸ... ἐπὶ... πρός, Matthew 3:13; of a teacher coming forward in public: Matthew 3:1, Luke 12:51, Hebrews 9:11.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 36 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 2:1 Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking,
  • Matthew 3:1 In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was,
  • Matthew 3:13 Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John.
  • Mark 14:43 And immediately, even as Jesus said this, Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived with a crowd of men armed with swords and clubs. They had been sent by the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders.
  • Luke 7:4 So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. “If anyone deserves your help, he does,” they said,
  • Luke 7:20 John’s two disciples found Jesus and said to him, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?’”
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.