Lexical Definition

‎παρίστημι‎ parístēmi (par-is'-tay-mee) to stand by ^G:V
from ‎παρά‎ and ‎ἵστημι‎

assist, bring before, command, commend, give presently, present, prove, provide, shew, stand (before, by, here, up, with), yield.

• to stand beside, i.e. (transitively) to exhibit, proffer, (specially), recommend, (figuratively) substantiate
• or (intransitively) to be at hand (or ready), aid

Abbott-Smith

παρ-ίστημι, [in LXX for עמד, etc.;]
I. Trans. verb. in pres., impf., fut., 1 aor.;
1. to place beside, present, provide: c. acc., Ac 9:41 23:24, II Co 4:14, Col 1:28; c. acc. et dat., Mt 26:53, Lk 2:22, Ac 1:3 23:33, I Co 8:8; seq. acc. pred., Ro 6:13, 16 (late pres., παριστάνετε), Ro 6:19 12:1, II Co 11:2, Eph 5:27, Col 1:22, II Ti 2:15.
2. to present to the mind (cl.): by argument, to prove (Xen., FlJ, al.), c. acc., Ac 24:13.
II. Intrans. in pf., plpf., 2 aor.;
1. to stand by or beside one: c. dat. pers., Ac 1:10 9:39 23:2 27:23; ptcp., Mk 14:47, 69, 70 15:35, 39, Jo 18:22 19:26.
2. to appear: c. nom. pred., seq. ἐνώπιον, Ac 4:10; c. dat. pers., Ac 27:24; so fut. mid. (of. LS, s.v., B, ii, 2), Ro 14:10.
3. to be at hand, be present, have come: Ac 4:26(LXX); of servants in attendance, ἐνώπιον τ. θεοῦ, Lk 1:19; absol., οἱ παρεστῶτες, Lk 19:24; seq. αὐτῷ, Ac 23:2, 4; of time, Mk 4:29.
4. to stand by for help or defence (Hom., Dem., Xen., al.): c. dat. pers., Ro 16:2, II Ti 4:17.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

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+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Acts.24.13 ☩ Rom.6.13 ☩ 1Cor.8.8}