Definition
παρά-κειμαι
[in LXX: Jdt.3.2-3, Sir.30.18; 34:16, Bel.1.14, 2,3, 2,3 Mac.5* ;]
to lie beside, be near, be present: Romans 7:18, 21.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Romans 7:18παράκειταί · haveI know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.
- Romans 7:21παράκειται · is right there withSo this is the principle I have discovered: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me.