παρά

Etymology
From, from. Compare 🇨🇬.

The genitive is from the PIE ablative of origin or cause. The dative is from the locative. The accusative is perhaps from a metaphor of going near someone to attack them. Compare.

Preposition

 * 1) from
 * 2) because of
 * 3) at, beside, by, near
 * 4) contrary to
 * 5) beside, by, near
 * 1) contrary to
 * 2) beside, by, near
 * 1) contrary to
 * 2) beside, by, near

Etymology
From

Preposition

 * 1) despite, in spite of
 * 2) less
 * 3)  to

Conjunction

 * 1)  but
 * 2)  than