Quick Definition
παρίστημι v. I bring, present, come up to and stand by
Strong's Definition
from 3844 and 2476; to stand beside, i.e. (transitively) to exhibit, proffer, (specially), recommend, (figuratively) substantiate; or (intransitively) to be at hand (or ready), aid
KJV Usage: assist, bring before, command, commend, give presently, present, prove, provide, shew, stand (before, by, here, up, with), yield
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | fut. παραστήσω · fut.midd. παραστήσομαι · 1aor. παρέστησα · 2aor. παρέοτην · pf. παρέστηκα · ptc. παρεστώς, παρεστηκώς · plpf. παρειστήκειν | ἵστημι
85.14 · Existence in Space · Be in a Place
to present (oneself), to cause to be to cause to be in a place
ACT 1:3 · ACT 4:10 · ACT 9:39 · ACT 9:41 · 1CO 8:8 · 2CO 4:14 · 2TI 4:17
13.11 · Be, Become, Exist, Happen · State
to cause to be, to cause to serve as, to make something be to cause something to be or to serve as
ROM 6:13 · ROM 6:13 · ROM 6:16 · ROM 6:19 · ROM 6:19 · COL 1:22 · COL 1:28
13.83 · Be, Become, Exist, Happen · Exist
to cause to exist, to provide, to raise up to cause to come into existence
57.81 · Possess, Transfer, Exchange · Give
to make available, to provide, to present to to make something available to someone without necessarily involving actual change of ownership
37.111 · Control, Rule · Hand Over, Betray
to hand over, to turn over to, to betray to deliver a person into the control of someone else, involving either the handing over of a presumably guilty person for punishment by authorities or the handing over of an individual to an enemy who will presumably take undue advantage of the victim As is the case in English, a number of languages make a clear distinction between legitimate handing over of a presumably guilty person to a civil authority and the betrayal of a person in the in-group to someone in the out-group.
72.4 · True, False · True, False
to show to be true, to present evidence of truth, to prove to establish evidence to show that something is true
17.3 · (παρίσταμαι[a]) · Stances and Events Related to Stances · Stand
to stand near to stand near or alongside of someone, either with friendly or hostile intent To indicate merely that the kings of the earth were present may not be sufficient to communicate satisfactorily the hostile intent implied by the context of ACT 4:26. It may therefore be important to translate ‘the kings of earth prepared themselves’ or even ‘the kings of earth armed themselves.’
MRK 14:69 · MRK 15:35 · MRK 15:39 · LUK 1:19 · LUK 19:24 · JHN 18:22 · JHN 19:26 · ACT 1:10 · ACT 4:26 · ACT 23:2 · ACT 23:4
85.13 · (παρίσταμαι[b]) · Existence in Space · Be in a Place
to be near, to be at, to be nearby to be in proximity to something
85.18 · (παρίσταμαι[c]) · Existence in Space · Be in a Place
to be in front of, to stand before to be in front of something, presumably facing it The actual body stance in translating παρίστημι[i] is not crucial to the meaning; the focus in ACT 27:24 is simply upon the position in front of the emperor.
67.64 · (παρίσταμαι[d]) · Time · A Point of Time with Reference to Other Points of Time: Before, Long Ago, Now, At the Same Time, When, About, After
to take place, to be, to occur to occur at a particular or expected time
15.86 · (παρίσταμαι[e]) · Linear Movement · Come, Come To, Arrive
to come, to arrive, to come to be present to come to be present at a particular place
35.1 · (παρίσταμαι[f]) · Help, Care For · Help
to help to assist in supplying what may be needed
1 MRK 14:70 It would also be possible to classify παρίσταμαι in MRK 14:70 as a matter involving primarily stance (compare παρίσταμαι[a] ‘to stand near,’ 17.3). 2 2TI 4:17 It is also valid to classify παρίσταμαι in 2TI 4:17 as meaning ‘to be on hand to help’ (see 35.1). 3 The various terms noted in 35.1 (ἀντιλαμβάνω[a], ἐπιλαμβάνομαι[d], ὑπολαμβάνω[c], συμβάλλω[e], παρίστημι[l], ἀντέχω[c], ἐπαρκέω[a], βοηθέω, βοήθεια[a]) with a generic meaning of ‘help’ no doubt possess certain contrastive features of meaning, at least of a connotative type, but there is no specific evidence of this in NT usage.
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
παρίστημι paristēmi 41x
pluperfect, παρειστήκειν, also formed as παριστάνω, trans. to place beside; to have in readiness, provide, Acts 23:24; to range beside, to place at the disposal of, Mt. 26:53; Acts 9:41; to present to God, dedicate, consecrate, devote, Lk. 2:22; Rom. 6:13, 19; to prove, demonstrate, show, Acts 1:3; 24:13; to commend, recommend, 1 Cor. 8:8; intrans. perf. παρέστηκα, part. παρεστώς, pluperf. παρειστήκειν, 2 aor. παρέστην, and mid., to stand by or before, Acts 27:24; Rom. 14:10; to stand by, to be present, Mk. 14:47, 69, 70; to stand in attendance, attend, Lk. 1:19; 1:24; of time, to be present, have come, Mk. 4:29; to stand by in aid, assist, support, Rom. 16:2
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
παρ-ίστημι,
[in LXX for עמד, etc.;]
Trans. verb. in pres., impf., fut., 1 aor.; to place beside, present, provide: c. acc., Ac 9:41 23:24, II Co 4:14, Col 1:28; c. acc. et dat., Mt 26:53, Lk 2:22, Ac 1:3 23:33, I Co 8:8; seq. acc. pred., Ro 6:13, 16 (late pres., παριστάνετε), Ro 6:19 12:1, II Co 11:2, Eph 5:27, Col 1:22, II Ti 2:15.
to present to the mind (cl.): by argument, to prove (Xen., FlJ, al.), c. acc., Ac 24:13.
Intrans. in pf., plpf., 2 aor.; to stand by or beside one: c. dat. pers., Ac 1:10 9:39 23:2 27:23; ptcp., Mk 14:47, 69, 70 15:35, 39, Jo 18:22 19:26.
to appear: c. nom. pred., seq. ἐνώπιον, Ac 4:10; c. dat. pers., Ac 27:24; so fut. mid. (of. LS, s.v., B, ii, 2), Ro 14:10.
to be at hand, be present, have come: Ac 4:26(LXX); of servants in attendance, ἐνώπιον τ. θεοῦ, Lk 1:19; absol., οἱ παρεστῶτες, Lk 19:24; seq. αὐτῷ, Ac 23:2, 4; of time, Mk 4:29.
to stand by for help or defence (Hom., Dem., Xen., al.): c. dat. pers., Ro 16:2, II Ti 4:17.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
παρίστημι (paristēmi) — to stand by. παρίστημι,
__A causal in present, imperfect, future, and aorist 1; later perfect παρέστᾰκα in same sense, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] __A.I cause to stand, place beside, π. τοὺς ἱππεῖς ἐφ᾽ ἑκάτερον τὸ κέρας [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; παραστήσας τὰ ὅπλα having brought his arms into view, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. τινὰ φυλάττειν set one near a thing to guard it, variant in [Refs] __A.II set before the mind, present, ὑπόθεσιν.. οὐ χὶ τὴν οὖσαν παριστάντες ὑμῖν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τοῦτο π. τοὺς θεοὺς ὑμῖν that they may put this into your minds, [Refs]; π. ἐλπίδας, ὁτιοῦν τῶν δεινοτάτων, [Refs]; arouse, inspire, οὐ γὰρ ἡ πληγὴ παρέστησε τὴν ὀργὴν ἀλλ᾽ ἡ ἀτιμία [Refs]; π. φόβον καὶ ἀπορίαν ταῖς πόλεσι [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; π. ὁ κίνδυνος διαλογισμόν, μὴ.. [Refs 4th c.BC+] prompt you to that decision, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. τινὶ θαρρεῖν give one confidence, variant in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. τινί with infinitive, put it into his head to.., [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; also π. τινὶ ὅτι or ὡς.., [Refs 5th c.BC+] __A.II.2 dispose a person, πρὸς μελαγχολίας [Refs 1st c.BC+]:—also in passive, V. [Refs 5th c.BC+] __A.II.3 of a Poet, represent, describe, τὸν Νέστορα παρέστησε [ὁ ποιητὴς] πείθοντα [Refs 1st c.BC+] —passive, παριστάσθω ὅτι.. let it be stated that.., [Refs 2nd c.AD+] __A.II.4 furnish, supply, deliver, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] __A.II.5 make good, prove, show, τι πολλοῖς τεκμηρίοις [NT+5th c.BC+] __A.II.6 with accusative person, present, offer, ἑαυτοὺς τῷ θεῷ, ἑαυτοὺς δούλους εἰς ὑπακοήν, [NT] __A.II.6.b commend, βρῶμα ἡμᾶς οὐ παραστήσει τῷ θεῷ [NT] __A.II.7 render, [ἡ πίσσα] τὸν οἶνον ἔὔποτον παρίστησι ταχέως [Refs 1st c.AD+] __A.II.8 in later Greek, as in middle (V. C. 1), produce in court, etc., [Refs 2nd c.AD+], etc.:—passive, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] __A.III set side by side, compare, [πόλεις] μικρὰς μεγάλαις [Refs 5th c.BC+] — The use of these active tenses occurs in Pl.[same place], but first becomes common in Oratt. __B passive, with aorist 2, perfect and pluperfect active, intransitive: __B.I stand by, beside, or near, θέων δέ οἱ ἄγχι παρέστη [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἑξείης πάντεσσι παρίστασαι, of a beggar,[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ζωγράφῳ παρεστηκυῖα, of a painter's model, [Refs 5th c.BC+]participle παραστάς with a Verb, εἶπε παραστάς [Refs 8th c.BC+]; παρασταθείς, variant for{κατασταθείς}, [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.I.2 stand by, i.e. help, defend, τινι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; βοηθοὶ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.II more frequently in past tenses, to have come, δεῦρο παρέστης [Refs 8th c.BC+]; to be at hand, νῆες δ᾽ ἐκ Λήμνοιο παρέστασαν [Refs] __B.II.2 of events, to be near, be at hand, ἀλλά τοι ἤδη ἄγχι παρέστηκεν θάνατος [Refs 8th c.BC+]: in future middle, σοὶ..παραστήσεσθαι ἔμελλεν μοῖρ᾽ ὀλοή [Refs 4th c.BC+], compare 73: frequently in perfect, παρέστηχ᾽ ὡς ἔοικ᾽ ἀγὼν μέγας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in participle, τὸ χρῶμα τὸ παρεστηκός [Refs 5th c.BC+]: in Attic dialect form παρεστώς, ῶσα, ός, th=s parestw/shs no/sou [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῦ π. θέρους[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ παρεστῶτα present circumstances, τὰ λῷστα, κράτιστα τῶν π., [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.III come to the side of another, come over to his opinion, παραστῆναι ἐς τῶν Περσέων τὴν γνώμην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, come to terms, surrender, submit, [Refs 4th c.BC+] __B.IV happen to one, τῷ δὴ λέγουσι.. θῶμα μέγιστον παραστῆναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially come into one's head, occur to one, τὼς νόος ἀνθρώποισι παριστᾶται [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δόξα π. τινὶ ὥστε.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σοὶ τοῦτο παρέστηκεν, ὡς.. [Refs]; π. θαῦμα, γνώμη, [Refs 5th c.BC+] it occurs to me; τῷ οὐ παραστήσεται.. τεθνάναι βούλεσθαι to whom it will not occur to wish for death, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: with accusative et infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; participle, τὸ παριστάμενον that which comes into one's head, a thought, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἐκ τοῦ π. λέγειν speak offhand, [Refs 1st c.AD+] __B.V to be disposed, πρὸς τὰς πράξεις [Refs 1st c.BC+] __B.V.2 collect oneself, παραστῆναι πρὸς τὸν κίνδυνον [Refs 1st c.BC+]; τῷ θυμῷ παραστάς[Refs 1st c.AD+] __B.V.3 metaphorically, οἶνος παρίσταται the wine improves, becomes fit for drinking, opposed to ἐξίσταται, [Refs 4th c.BC+] __B.V.3.b of a crop, to be ripe, ὅταν ὁ πρώϊμος σπόρος παραστῇ [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; so probably ἡ γῆ παρέστηκεν [Refs 3rd c.BC+] __B.VI παρεστηκέναι φρενῶν to be beside oneself, lose one's wits, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τοσοῦτον π. [Refs] __B.VI.2 to be passionately devoted to, ἵπποισι παρεστεῶτες [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.VII absolutely, παρεστηκός, ={παρόν}, since it was in their power, since the opportunity offered, [Refs 5th c.BC+] __C Some tenses of middle, present and imperfect sometimes, future and aorist I almost always (for exceptions, see above [Refs 5th c.BC+] __C.I set by one's side, bring forward, produce, π. ἱερεῖα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially in a court of justice, τοὺς παῖδας παραστησάμενοι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παιδία παραστήσεται (of a culprit) [Refs 4th c.BC+]; παραστήσασθαί τινα produce him as witness, [Refs 5th c.BC+] __C.I.2 commend, τινί τινα [Refs 1st c.AD+] __C.II bring to one's side, bring over by force, bring to terms, ἀέκοντας παραστήσασθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+] __C.II.2 generally, dispose for one's own views or purposes, τινὰ παραστήσασθαι οὕτως ὥστε.. so to dispose a person that.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; dispose, induce a person, πρὸς τὸ κοινωνεῖν [Refs]: with accusative et infinitive, [Refs 4th c.BC+]