UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: at, by, alongside, beside

Semantic entry: 83.25

Semantic domains: Spacial Positions

Subdomains: At, Beside, Near, Far

Definition: a position near another location or object, usually with the implication of being alongside or close to

Sense 2: among, with

Semantic entry: 83.9

Semantic domains: Spacial Positions

Subdomains: Among, Between, In, Inside

Definition: a position within an area determined by other objects and distributed among such objects{N:002}

Sense 3: from

Semantic entry: 84.5

Semantic domains: Spacial Extensions

Subdomains: Extension From a Source

Definition: (with the genitive{N:003}) extension from a source which is actively involved in an activity or relation

Sense 4: from, by, of

Semantic entry: 90.14

Semantic domains: Case

Subdomains: Source of Event or Activity

Definition: (with the genitive) a marker of the agentive source of an activity, though often remote and indirect

Sense 5: by, for, with

Semantic entry: 90.3

Semantic domains: Case

Subdomains: Agent, Personal or Nonpersonal, Causative or Immediate, Direct or Indirect

Definition: (with the genitive or dative) a marker of potential agent

Sense 6: in the sight of, in the opinion of, in the judgment of

Semantic entry: 90.20

Semantic domains: Case

Subdomains: Viewpoint Participant

Definition: (with the dative) marking a participant whose viewpoint is relevant to an event{N:004}

Sense 7: contrary to, opposed, not in accordance

Semantic entry: 89.137

Semantic domains: Relations

Subdomains: Contrast

Definition: a marker of that which is contrary to what should be or to expectation

Sense 8: rather than, instead of

Semantic entry: 89.132

Semantic domains: Relations

Subdomains: Contrast

Definition: a marker of contrast by means of an alternative

Notes: In a number of languages an alternative contrast must be expressed by a positive-negative sequence. For example, in RV ROM 1:25 · LV ROM 1:25 · Read together ROM 1:25 one may translate ‘they worship and serve what God has created; they do not worship and serve the Creator himself.’

Sense 9: with

Semantic entry: 89.111

Semantic domains: Relations

Subdomains: Association

Definition: a marker of association, with the implication of proximity to the so-called viewpoint character

Sense 10: because of

Semantic entry: 89.25

Semantic domains: Relations

Subdomains: Cause and/or Reason

Definition: a marker of cause or reason, with focus upon the source{N:005}

Sense 11: more than, to a greater degree than, beyond

Semantic entry: 78.29

Semantic domains: Degree

Subdomains: More Than, Less Than [Comparative Degree]

Definition: a degree which is beyond that of a compared scale of extent

Sense 12: less, minus

Semantic entry: 59.76

Semantic domains: Quantity

Subdomains: Add, Subtract

Definition: the state of being less than a given number or quantity

Notes: In a number of languages it may seem strange as well as illogical to speak of ‘forty lashes minus one.’ Accordingly, one may translate ‘thirty-nine lashes’ in RV CO2 11:24 · LV CO2 11:24 · Read together CO2 11:24.

Sense 13: his family

Semantic entry: 10.9

Semantic domains: Kinship Terms

Subdomains: Groups and Members of Groups of Persons Regarded as Related by Blood but without Special Reference to Successive Generations

Definition: (an idiom, literally: those beside him) the associates of a person, including family, neighbors, and friends

Notes: In some languages the idiom οἱ παρ’ αὐτοῦ is matched by other idiomatic expressions such as ‘those who share the same fire’ or ‘those who eat from the same pot.’

Collocations: οἱ παρ’ αὐτοῦ