3940. paroikia
Berean Strong's Lexicon
paroikia: Sojourning, temporary residence, foreign residence

Original Word: παροικία
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: paroikia
Pronunciation: pah-roy-KEE-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (par-oy-kee'-ah)
Definition: Sojourning, temporary residence, foreign residence
Meaning: a sojourning, a dwelling in a strange land.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word παροικέω (paroikeō), meaning "to dwell beside" or "to reside as a foreigner."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H1481 (גּוּר, gur): To sojourn, dwell as a foreigner

- H4033 (מָגוֹר, magor): A temporary abode, sojourning

Usage: The term "paroikia" refers to a temporary dwelling or sojourning in a place that is not one's permanent home. It conveys the idea of living as a foreigner or alien in a land that is not one's own. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe the Christian's life on earth as a temporary sojourn, emphasizing the transient nature of earthly life compared to the eternal home in heaven.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, the concept of "paroikia" was familiar, as many people lived as foreigners or temporary residents in lands other than their own due to trade, military service, or displacement. This term would resonate with early Christians, many of whom faced persecution and lived as exiles or strangers in the Roman Empire. The idea of being a "sojourner" also connects to the Old Testament narrative of the Israelites, who were often described as sojourners in foreign lands, such as Egypt and Babylon.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from paroikos
Definition
a sojourning
NASB Translation
stay (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3940: παροικία

παροικία, παροικίας, (παροικέω, which see), a Biblical and ecclesiastical word a dwelling near or with one; hence, a sojourning, dwelling in a strange land: properly, Acts 13:17 (2 Esdr. 8:35; Psalm 119:5 (); Wis. 19:10; Prol. of Sir. 21; cf. Fritzsche on Judith 5:9). Metaphorically, the life of man here on earth, likened to a sojourning: 1 Peter 1:17 (Genesis 47:9); see παρεπίδημος (and references under παροικέω).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
sojourning, as strangers.

From paroikos; foreign residence -- sojourning, X as strangers.

see GREEK paroikos

Forms and Transliterations
παροικι παροικια παροικία παροικίᾳ παροικίαις παροικιας παροικίας paroikia paroikíāi paroikias paroikías
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 13:17 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ παροικίᾳ ἐν γῇ
NAS: during their stay in the land
KJV: when they dwelt as strangers in
INT: in the visiting in [the] land

1 Peter 1:17 N-GFS
GRK: τὸν τῆς παροικίας ὑμῶν χρόνον
NAS: during the time of your stay [on earth];
KJV: of your sojourning [here] in
INT: of the stay of you time

Strong's Greek 3940
2 Occurrences


παροικίᾳ — 1 Occ.
παροικίας — 1 Occ.

















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