παράκειμαιparákeimai
to lie beside, be near, be present: Romans 7:18, Romans 7:21.
Greek (New Testament) · G3873
Same root
- παράpará · G3844properly, 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)
- κεῖμαιkeîmai · G2749to lie outstretched (literally or figuratively)
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Romans 7:18 And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t.
- Romans 7:21 I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.