“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
Strong’s Definition
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)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
(1) gen., from, indicating source or origin, Mt. 2:4, 7; Mk. 8:11; Lk. 2:1; οἱ παρ’ αὐτοῦ, his relatives or kinsmen, Mk. 3:21; τὰ παρ’ αὐτῆς πάντα, all her substance, property, etc., Mk. 5:26. (2) dat., with, in, among, etc., Mt. 6:1; 19:26; 21:25; 22:25; παρ’ ἑαυτῷ, at home, 1 Cor. 16:2; in the sight of, in the judgment or estimation of, 1 Cor. 3:19; 2 Pet. 2:11; 3:8. (3) acc., motion, by, near to, along, Mt. 4:18; motion, towards, to, at, Mt. 15:30; Mk. 2:13; motion terminating in rest, at, by, near, by the side of, Mk. 4:1, 4; Lk. 5:1; 8:5; in deviation from, in violation of, inconsistently with, Acts 18:13; Rom. 1:26; 11:24; above, more than, Lk. 13:2, 4; Rom. 1:25. (4) Misc., after comparatives, Lk. 3:13; 1 Cor. 3:11; except, save, 2 Cor. 11:24; beyond, past, Heb. 11:11; in respect of, on the score of, 1 Cor. 12:15, 16
Translated in KJV as
Etymology
a primary preposition;
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“And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.”