παράκειμαιparákeimai

to lie beside, be near, be present: Romans 7:18, Romans 7:21.

Greek (New Testament) · G3873

Same root

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.