What does πάροικος · παρεπίδημος mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G3941, G3927
παροίκους καὶ παρεπιδήμους
Foreigner · stranger
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πάροικος G3941 foreigner
Pronunciation pároikos
A resident alien with legal status distinct from full citizen; sojourner, not temporary visitor.
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παρεπίδημος G3927 stranger
Pronunciation parepídēmos
Temporary resident in foreign land, emphasizing transient status rather than permanent alienation or hostility.
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What does παροίκους καὶ παρεπιδήμους (paroikous kai parepidēmous) mean in the Bible?
πάροικος · παρεπίδημος is a Greek phrase meaning "Temporary residents and foreigners living away from their permanent homeland.".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3941, G3927?
G3941, G3927 is connected to 4 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Temporary residents and foreigners living away from their permanent homeland.
Source Gloss
Temporary residents and foreigners living away from their permanent homeland.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Nominative (3) Number pattern Plural (2)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Acts 7:6 1×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Acts 7:29 1×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Eph 2:19 1×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine 1 Pet 2:11 1×
Word Origins
παροίκους καὶ παρεπιδήμους is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain