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+# παρίστημι/paristēmi
+
+Sometimes this word describes a situation or how something is. It is a verb. However, it is not an action.
+ 
+* This word can mean to be present or be in a particular place.
+
+**Advice to translators**: This type of verb describes a state of being. 
+
+Sometimes this word is an action. It is a verb
+
+* This word can mean to present someone or something to someone or to place beside.
+* This word can mean to prove. 
+* This word can mean to stand by or to stand beside someone. 
+* This word can mean to stand and wait for help.