Lexicon paroikos: Sojourner, foreigner, stranger, alien Original Word: πάροικος Strong's Exhaustive Concordance foreigner, sojourn, stranger. From para and oikos; having a home near, i.e. (as noun) a by-dweller (alien resident) -- foreigner, sojourn, stranger. see GREEK para see GREEK oikos HELPS Word-studies 3941 pároikos (from 3844 /pará, "close beside" and 3624 /oíkos, "house") – properly, someone living close to others as a temporary dweller, i.e. in a specific locale as a non-citizen with limited rights (identification). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom para and oikos Definition dwelling near, foreign NASB Translation alien (1), aliens (3). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3941: πάροικοςπάροικος, πάροικον (παρά and οἶκος); 1. in classical Greek dwelling near, neighboring. 2. in the Scriptures a stranger, foreigner, one who lives in a place without the right of citizenship; (R. V. sojourner); the Sept. for גֵּר and תּושָׁב (see παροικέω 2, and παροικία (and cf. Schmidt, Syn., 43, 5; Liddell and Scott, under the word)): followed by ἐν with the dative of place, Acts 7:6, 29; metaphorically, without citizenship in God's kingdom: joined with ξένος and opposed to συμπολίτης, Ephesians 2:19 (μόνος κύριος ὁ Θεός πολίτης ἐστι, πάροικον δέ καί ἐπηλυτον τό γενητον ἅπαν, Philo de cherub. § 34 (cf. Mangey 1:161 note)); one who lives on earth as a stranger, a sojourner on the earth: joined with παρεπίδημος (which see), of Christians, whose fatherland is heaven, 1 Peter 2:11. (Cf. Ep. ad Diognet. § 5, 5 [ET].) Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • H1616 גֵּר (ger): A sojourner or temporary resident, often used in the Old Testament to describe non-Israelites living among the Israelites. Usage: The term πάροικος is used in the New Testament to describe individuals who reside temporarily in a place, emphasizing their status as foreigners or strangers. It conveys the idea of living alongside others but not fully belonging to the community. Context: The Greek term πάροικος appears in the New Testament to describe the transient and temporary nature of a believer's life on earth, highlighting the spiritual truth that Christians are citizens of heaven and merely sojourners in this world. This concept is rooted in the understanding that believers, while living in the world, do not belong to it in a permanent sense. Englishman's Concordance Acts 7:6 Adj-NNSGRK: σπέρμα αὐτοῦ πάροικον ἐν γῇ NAS: that his DESCENDANTS WOULD BE ALIENS IN A FOREIGN KJV: seed should sojourn in a strange INT: descendants of him a sojourner in a land Acts 7:29 Adj-NMS Ephesians 2:19 Adj-NMP 1 Peter 2:11 Adj-AMP Strong's Greek 3941 |
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