paristemi describes standing nearby, bringing someone before another, or offering oneself or one’s body to God.

The most visible use depicts people standing nearby or before someone; other passages show bringing persons or bodies before another, especially in contexts of presentation or offering, and standing before an authority.

1. Standing nearby or in another’s presence · dominant

   Perfect participles regularly identify people already positioned nearby: in Mark 14:70 the APB renders those people as “those standing by,” while Acts 9:39 depicts widows beside Peter, weeping and displaying garments. A completed-action form in Acts 1:10 is rendered of two men who “stood by them.”

   Mark 14:70Acts 9:39Acts 1:10John 18:22Luke 19:24Mark 15:39
2. Bringing or offering before another · common

   Aorist infinitives and related forms occur where a person or body is brought into another’s presence: Luke 2:22 concerns bringing a child to Jerusalem, and Acts 23:33 concerns bringing Paul to the governor. In Romans 12:1 and Romans 6:13, the clauses direct the readers to offer their bodies or themselves to God; in 2 Corinthians 11:2 the APB renders the clause “to present you to the Christ.”

   Luke 2:22Acts 23:33Romans 12:1Romans 6:132 Corinthians 11:2Colossians 1:22
3. Standing before an authority or tribunal · occasional

   In Acts 27:24, an aorist infinitive occurs in the statement that Paul must appear before Caesar. Romans 14:10 similarly says that all will stand before God’s judgment seat, while Acts 4:10 describes a healed man standing before the audience.

   Acts 27:24Romans 14:10Acts 4:10
4. Providing support or establishing a matter · rare

   Romans 16:2 places the term in a request that believers assist a woman in any matter she needs. Acts 24:13 uses an aorist infinitive where the opponents cannot establish the charges brought against Paul; Matthew 26:53 places a future form in the Father’s immediate provision of angels.

   Romans 16:2Acts 24:13Matthew 26:53

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously renders the relevant clauses with “standing by,” “stood beside,” “present,” “stand before,” and “stand by her.” Because its English is a whole-verse translation, these renderings confirm the clauses’ settings but do not establish every fine distinction.