πάρειμιpáreimi
to be near, i.e. at hand; neuter present participle (singular) time being, or (plural) property
Greek (New Testament) · G3918
Meanings
1. to be by, at hand or present
(a) of persons: Revelation 17:8; παρών (opposed to ἀπών), 1 Corinthians 5:3, 2 Corinthians 10:2, 2 Corinthians 10:11, 2 Corinthians 13:2, 2 Corinthians 13:10; followed by ἐπί, with genitive, Acts 24:19; ἐνώπιον, Acts 10:33; ἐνθάδε, Acts 17:6; πρός, with accusative of person, Acts 12:20, 2 Corinthians 11:8, Galatians 4:18, Galatians 4:20
(b) of things: of time, ὁ καιρός, John 7:6; τ. παρόν, Hebrews 12:11; ἡ ἀλήθεια, 2 Peter 1:12; ταῦτα, 2 Peter 1:9; τ. παρόντα, Hebrews 13:5.
2. to have come or arrived: Luke 13:1, John 11:28, Acts 10:21; followed by εἰς, Colossians 1:6; followed by ἐπί, with accusative of thing, Matthew 26:50 (cf. συν-πάρειμι).
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)
- εἰμίeimí · G1510I exist (used only when emphatic)
- παρουσίαparousía · G3952a being near, i.e. advent (often, return; specially, of Christ to punish Jerusalem, or finally the wicked); (by implication) physically, aspect
- συμπάρειμιsympáreimi · G4840to be at hand together, i.e. now present
Where it appears
Appears 25 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 26:50 Jesus said, “My friend, go ahead and do what you have come for.” Then the others grabbed Jesus and arrested him.
- Luke 11:42 “What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore justice and the love of God. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.
- Luke 13:1 About this time Jesus was informed that Pilate had murdered some people from Galilee as they were offering sacrifices at the Temple.
- John 7:6 Jesus replied, “Now is not the right time for me to go, but you can go anytime.
- John 11:28 Then she returned to Mary. She called Mary aside from the mourners and told her, “The Teacher is here and wants to see you.”
- Acts 10:21 So Peter went down and said, “I’m the man you are looking for. Why have you come?”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.