Paroikia παροικία

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Paroikia
παροικία
Transliterationparoikia
Strong's numberG3940
LanguageGreek
Part of speechfeminine noun
Glosssojourning
Occurrences2 in 2 verses
Most frequent inActs (1)

Paroikia (Greek παροικία, Strong's G3940) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “sojourning”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

παρ-οικία, -ας, ἡ
(παροικέω, which see), [in LXX: Est.8:35 (גּוֹלָה), Psa.34:4 55:15 119:54 120:5, La 2:22 (מָגוֹר; and cogn. forms), Hab.3:16, I Est.5:7, Jdth.5:9, Wis.19:10, Sir prol. Sir.1:26 16:8 41:5 44:6, 3Ma.6:36 3Mac 7:19 * ;]
a sojourning: Act.13:17, 1Pe.1:17.†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVstrangers (1), sojourning (1)
BSBstay (1), foreigners (1)

Verses

Every verse with Paroikia, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Acts

1 Peter

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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