- to stand by
- to place beside
- present
- provide
- to present to the mind
- to prove
STEPBible TBESG
παρ-ίστημι
[in LXX for עָמַד, etc. ;]
__I. Transitive verb. in present tense. imperfect. future tense. 1 aorist.;
__1. to place beside, present, provide: with accusative, Act.9:41 23:24, 2Co.4:14, Col.1:28; with accusative and dative, Mat.26:53, Luk.2:22, Act.1:3 23:33, 1Co.8:8; before accusative pred. Rom.6:13, 16 (late pres. παριστάνετε), Rom.6:19 12:1, 2Co.11:2, Eph.5:27, Col.1:22, 2Ti.2:15.
__2. to present to the mind (cl.) : by argument, to prove (Xen. FlJ, al.), with accusative, Act.24:13.
__II. Intransitive. in perfect. pluperfect. 2 aorist.;
__1. to stand by or beside one : with dative of person(s), Act.1:10 9:39 23:2 27:23; ptcp. Mrk.14:47, 69-70 15:35, 39 Jhn.18:22 19:26.
__2. to appear: with nom. pred. before ἐνώπιον, Act.4:10; with dative of person(s), Act.27:24; so fut. mid. (of. LS, see word, B, ii, 2), Rom.14:10.
__3. to be at hand, be present, have come: Act.4:26 (LXX); of servants in attendance, ἐνώπιον τ. θεοῦ, Luk.1:19; absol. οἱ παρεστῶτες, Luk.19:24; before αὐτῷ, Act.23:2, 4; of time, Mrk.4:29
__4. to stand by for help or defence (Hom. Dem. Xen. al.): with dative of person(s), Rom.16:2, 2Ti.4:17.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith
to place beside; present; provide; to present to the mind; to prove; to stand by; beside one; to appear; to be at hand; be present; have come