Vocabulary Form
παρά
Definition

gen: from;
dat: with; (BBG has “beside, in the presence of”)
acc: alongside of

Erasmian
Modern
Frequency
194
GK
4123
Cognates

A paragraph (paravgrafoV) was originally a line in the margin beside the writing that marked a division.

Mnemonics

Joy comes from the Paraclete.

I want to be in the presence of the Paraclete.

The Paraclete comes alongside of us.

Mnemonic Singing

Angels from the realms of glory,
wing your flight o'er all the earth.

Song

Biblical Concordance

2 Peter 1:17 For he received honor and glory from (para | παρά | prep-gen) God the Father when a voice borne to him by the Majestic Glory proclaimed: “This is my Son, my Beloved, on whom my favor rests.”
2 Peter 2:11 whereas angels, although greater in strength and power, do not bring a slanderous judgment against them before (para | παρά | prep-gen) the Lord.
2 Peter 3:8 But do not let this one thing escape your notice, dear friends, that one day with (para | παρά | prep-dat) the Lord is as a thousand years and a thousand years are as a single day.
2 John 1:3 Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from (para | παρά | prep-gen) God the Father and from (para | παρά | prep-gen) Jesus Christ the Son of the Father, in truth and in love.
2 John 1:4 I rejoiced greatly because I have found some of your children walking in the truth, just as we received commandment from (para | παρά | prep-gen) the Father.
Revelation 2:13 I know where you live, where Satan has his throne. Yet you are holding fast to my name, and you did not deny your faith in me even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was put to death in (par | παρ᾿ | prep-dat) your city where Satan lives.
Revelation 2:28 even as I myself have received authority from (para | παρά | prep-gen) my Father. I will also give him the morning star.
Revelation 3:18 I counsel you to buy from (par | παρ᾿ | prep-gen) me gold refined by fire so you can be rich; and white garments to clothe yourself so your shameful nakedness will not be exposed; and salve to put on your eyes so you can see!