Greek word · Strong's G3854

παραγίνομαι

paragínomai · verb · “to be present, come”

In a sentence

Paraginomai means to be present, arrive, come on the scene — used of the arrival of John the Baptist, Jesus, and the Spirit's coming on Pentecost.

Paraginomai pictures an arrival, often significant: «John the Baptist appeared (paraginomai)» preaching in the wilderness. It marks moments of God's coming in person.

The verb also describes ordinary travelers arriving — but its theological weight rests on God-sent arrivals. The kingdom comes not by abstraction but by people arriving with the word.

Strong's reference

Definition: to become near, i.e. approach (have arrived); by implication, to appear publicly

KJV usage: come, go, be present

Reference gloss from Strong's Concordance (1890, public domain).

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

Matthew 3:1 “In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea” Luke 12:51 “Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.”

Original BibleDawn word study. Original-language data and the public-domain Strong's (1890) gloss are referenced; see sources.