παράκειμαι
Infl. poet. πάρ-κειμαι
Infl. epic 3rd sg. imperf. παρεκέσκετο
Etym. used as Pass. to παρατίθημι
"to lie beside or before", Hom.:—metaph., ὑμῖν παράκειται ἐναντίον ἠὲ μάχεσθαι ἢ φεύγειν "the choice lies before" you, to fight or to flee, Od.:—in part. "close at hand, present", Pind.