G3939: παροικέω
paroikéō · “be a stranger”
Definition
to dwell near, i.e. reside as a foreigner
KJV translates it as: sojourn in, be a stranger
Extended definition
παρ-οικέω, -ῶ
[in LXX chiefly for גּוּר, also for יָשַׁב, שָׁכַן ]
in cl., to dwell beside (with accusative), among (with dative) or near by (absol.). In late writers, to dwell in a place as a πάροικος (which see) or stranger: Luk.24:18, Heb.11:9.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for גּוּר, also for יָשַׁב, שָׁכַן ]
in cl., to dwell beside (with accusative), among (with dative) or near by (absol.). In late writers, to dwell in a place as a πάροικος (which see) or stranger: Luk.24:18, Heb.11:9.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G3939 is translated
- visit ×1
- he sojourned ×1
Bible verses with G3939 (paroikéō)
Paroikéō appears in 2 verses.
- Luke 24:18
And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?
- Hebrews 11:9
By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: