to stand by

Greek Verb

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)

to stand by

Greek Verb

παρίστημι, A) causal in present, imperfect, future, and aorist 1; later perfect παρέστᾰκα in same sense, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] A.I) cause to stand, place beside, π. τοὺς ἱππεῖς ἐφ᾽ ἑκάτερον τὸ κέρας [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; παραστήσας τὰ ὅπλα having brought his arms into view, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. τινὰ φυλάττειν set one near a thing to guard it, variant in [Refs] A.II) set before the mind, present, ὑπόθεσιν. οὐ χὶ τὴν οὖσαν παριστάντες ὑμῖν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τοῦτο π. τοὺς θεοὺς ὑμῖν that they may put this into your minds, [Refs]; π. ἐλπίδας, ὁτιοῦν τῶν δεινοτάτων, [Refs]; arouse, inspire, οὐ γὰρ ἡ πληγὴ παρέστησε τὴν ὀργὴν ἀλλ᾽ ἡ ἀτιμία [Refs]; π. φόβον καὶ ἀπορίαν ταῖς πόλεσι [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; π. ὁ κίνδυνος διαλογισμόν, μὴ. [Refs 4th c.BC+] prompt you to that decision, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. τινὶ θαρρεῖν give one confidence, variant in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. τινί with infinitive, put it into his head to, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; also π. τινὶ ὅτι or ὡς, [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.II.2) dispose a person, πρὸς μελαγχολίας [Refs 1st c.BC+]:—also in passive, V. [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.II.3) of a Poet, represent, describe, τὸν Νέστορα παρέστησε [ὁ ποιητὴς] πείθοντα [Refs 1st c.BC+] —passive, παριστάσθω ὅτι. let it be stated that, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] A.II.4) furnish, supply, deliver, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] A.II.5) make good, prove, show, τι πολλοῖς τεκμηρίοις [NT+5th c.BC+] A.II.6) with accusative person, present, offer, ἑαυτοὺς τῷ θεῷ, ἑαυτοὺς δούλους εἰς ὑπακοήν, [NT] A.II.6.b) commend, βρῶμα ἡμᾶς οὐ παραστήσει τῷ θεῷ [NT] A.II.7) render, [ἡ πίσσα] τὸν οἶνον ἔὔποτον παρίστησι ταχέως [Refs 1st c.AD+] A.II.8) in later Greek, as in middle (V. C. 1), produce in court, etc, [Refs 2nd c.AD+], etc:—passive, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] A.III) set side by side, compare, [πόλεις] μικρὰς μεγάλαις [Refs 5th c.BC+] — The use of these active tenses occurs in Pl.[same place], but first becomes common in Oratt. B) passive, with aorist 2, perfect and pluperfect active, intransitive: B.I) stand by, beside, or near, θέων δέ οἱ ἄγχι παρέστη [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἑξείης πάντεσσι παρίστασαι, of a beggar,[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ζωγράφῳ παρεστηκυῖα, of a painter's model, [Refs 5th c.BC+]participle παραστάς with a Verb, εἶπε παραστάς [Refs 8th c.BC+]; παρασταθείς, variant for{κατασταθείς}, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.I.2) stand by, i.e. help, defend, τινι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; βοηθοὶ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.II) more frequently in past tenses, to have come, δεῦρο παρέστης [Refs 8th c.BC+]; to be at hand, νῆες δ᾽ ἐκ Λήμνοιο παρέστασαν [Refs] B.II.2) of events, to be near, be at hand, ἀλλά τοι ἤδη ἄγχι παρέστηκεν θάνατος [Refs 8th c.BC+]: in future middle, σοὶ.παραστήσεσθαι ἔμελλεν μοῖρ᾽ ὀλοή [Refs 4th c.BC+], compare 73: frequently in perfect, παρέστηχ᾽ ὡς ἔοικ᾽ ἀγὼν μέγας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in participle, τὸ χρῶμα τὸ παρεστηκός [Refs 5th c.BC+]: in Attic dialect form παρεστώς, ῶσα, ός, th=s parestw/shs no/sou [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῦ π. θέρους[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ παρεστῶτα present circumstances, τὰ λῷστα, κράτιστα τῶν π, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.III) come to the side of another, come over to his opinion, παραστῆναι ἐς τῶν Περσέων τὴν γνώμην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, come to terms, surrender, submit, [Refs 4th c.BC+] B.IV) happen to one, τῷ δὴ λέγουσι. θῶμα μέγιστον παραστῆναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially come into one's head, occur to one, τὼς νόος ἀνθρώποισι παριστᾶται [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δόξα π. τινὶ ὥστε. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σοὶ τοῦτο παρέστηκεν, ὡς. [Refs]; π. θαῦμα, γνώμη, [Refs 5th c.BC+] it occurs to me; τῷ οὐ παραστήσεται. τεθνάναι βούλεσθαι to whom it will not occur to wish for death, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: with accusative et infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; participle, τὸ παριστάμενον that which comes into one's head, a thought, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἐκ τοῦ π. λέγειν speak offhand, [Refs 1st c.AD+] B.V) to be disposed, πρὸς τὰς πράξεις [Refs 1st c.BC+] B.V.2) collect oneself, παραστῆναι πρὸς τὸν κίνδυνον [Refs 1st c.BC+]; τῷ θυμῷ παραστάς[Refs 1st c.AD+] B.V.3) metaphorically, οἶνος παρίσταται the wine improves, becomes fit for drinking, opposed to ἐξίσταται, [Refs 4th c.BC+] B.V.3.b) of a crop, to be ripe, ὅταν ὁ πρώϊμος σπόρος παραστῇ [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; so probably ἡ γῆ παρέστηκεν [Refs 3rd c.BC+] B.VI) παρεστηκέναι φρενῶν to be beside oneself, lose one's wits, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τοσοῦτον π. [Refs] B.VI.2) to be passionately devoted to, ἵπποισι παρεστεῶτες [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.VII) absolutely, παρεστηκός, ={παρόν}, since it was in their power, since the opportunity offered, [Refs 5th c.BC+] C) Some tenses of middle, present and imperfect sometimes, future and aorist I almost always (for exceptions, see above [Refs 5th c.BC+] C.I) set by one's side, bring forward, produce, π. ἱερεῖα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially in a court of justice, τοὺς παῖδας παραστησάμενοι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παιδία παραστήσεται (of a culprit) [Refs 4th c.BC+]; παραστήσασθαί τινα produce him as witness, [Refs 5th c.BC+] C.I.2) commend, τινί τινα [Refs 1st c.AD+] C.II) bring to one's side, bring over by force, bring to terms, ἀέκοντας παραστήσασθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+] C.II.2) generally, dispose for one's own views or purposes, τινὰ παραστήσασθαι οὕτως ὥστε. so to dispose a person that, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; dispose, induce a person, πρὸς τὸ κοινωνεῖν [Refs]: with accusative et infinitive, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to stand beside, i.e. (transitively) to exhibit, proffer, (specially), recommend, (figuratively) substantiate; or (intransitively) to be at hand (or ready), aid; assist, bring before, command, commend, give presently, present, prove, provide, shew, stand (before, by, here, up, with), yield; from g3844 (παρά) and g2476 (ἵστημι)