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+# παράκειμαι/parakeimai
+This word describes a situation or how something is. It is a verb. However, it is not an action. 
+* This word means to be near or present with someone.
+
+See: Romans 7:18, 21
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+**Advice to translators**: This type of verb describes a state of being.