παραγίνομαι; imperfect 3 person plural 
παρεγίνοντο (
John 3:23); 2 aorist 
παρεγενόμην; from 
Homer down; the 
Sept. for 
בּוא; (properly, 
to become near, to place oneself by the side of, hence) 
to be present, to come near, approach : absolutely, 
Matthew 3:1 (but in edition 1 Prof. Grimm (more appropriately) associates this with 
Hebrews 9:11; 
Luke 12:51 below); Luke (
Luke 14:21); 
Luke 19:16; 
John 3:23; 
Acts 5:21f, 
25; 
Acts 9:39; 
Acts 10:32 (
R G Tr marginal reading brackets), 
Acts 10:33; 
Acts 11:23; 
14:27; 
17:10; 
18:27; 
21:18; 
23:16,
35; 
24:17,
24; 
25:7; 
28:21; 
1 Corinthians 16:3; followed by 
ἀπό with the genitive of place and 
εἰς with the accusative of place, 
Matthew 2:1; 
Acts 13:14; by 
ἀπό with the genitive of place and 
ἐπί with accusative of place and 
πρός with the accusative of person 
Matthew 3:13; by 
παρά with the genitive of person (i. e. sent by one (cf. 
Winer's Grammar, 365 (342))), 
Mark 14:43; by 
πρός τινα, 
Luke 7:4, 
20; 
Luke 8:19; 
Acts 20:18; 
πρός τινα ἐκ with the genitive of place, 
Luke 11:6; by 
εἰς with the accusative of place, 
John 8:2; 
Acts 9:26 (here Lachmann 
ἐν); 
Acts 15:4; by 
ἐπί τινα (
against, see 
ἐπί, C. I. 2 g. 
γ. 
ββ.), 
Luke 22:52 (
Tdf. πρός). equivalent to 
to come forth, make one's public appearance, of teachers: of the Messiah, absolutely, 
Hebrews 9:11; followed by an infinitive denoting the purpose, 
Luke 12:51; (of John the Baptist, 
Matthew 3:1 (see above)). equivalent to to be present with help (
R. V. "to take one's part]"], with a dative of the person 
2 Timothy 4:16 L T Tr WH. (Compare: 
συμπαραγίνομαι.) 
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