παρά
pará
properly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local (especially beyond or opposed to) or causal (on account of)
Lexicon
Derivation: a primary preposition;
properly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local (especially beyond or opposed to) or causal (on account of)
- properly, near
- i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local (especially beyond or opposed to) or causal (on account of)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: above, against, among, at, before, by, contrary to, X friend, from, + give (such things as they), + that (she) had, X his, in, more than, nigh unto, (out) of, past, save, side…by, in the sight of, than, (there-)fore, with
Usage
196 occurrences · 0 OT · 196 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of48 · 26%
- with40 · 22%
- from22 · 12%
- by21 · 11%
- than11 · 6%
- at10 · 5%
- above4 · 2%
- among3 · 2%
- before3 · 2%
- is2 · 1%
- it at2 · 1%
- contrary2 · 1%
- in2 · 1%
- it therefore2 · 1%
- nigh unto1 · 1%
- thing1 · 1%
- side1 · 1%
- friends1 · 1%
- nigh1 · 1%
- had1 · 1%
- doing1 · 1%
- out1 · 1%
- to them of1 · 1%
- such things as1 · 1%
- give1 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.