Definition

to be near, i.e. at hand; neuter present participle (singular) time being, or (plural) property

Etymology

from G3844 (παρά) and G1510 (εἰμί) (including its various forms);

Where the KJV renders it

• come
• X have
• be here
• + lack
• (be here) present

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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