πάροικος

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πάροικος, ον

Greek transliteration

paroikos

Simplified transliteration

paroikos

Strong's number

3941

GK Number

4230

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

a-3a

Gloss

strange; (n.) alien, foreigner, stranger

Definition

a neighbor;, later, a sojourner, temporary resident, stranger, Acts 7:6, 29; Eph. 2:19; 1 Pet. 2:11*

Acts 7:6	And God spoke thus, that Abraham’s descendants would be sojourners (paroikon \| πάροικον \| nom sg neut) in a foreign land, and that the people would enslave and mistreat them four hundred years.
Acts 7:29	At this remark, Moses fled and became an exile (paroikos \| πάροικος \| nom sg masc) in the land of Midian, where he had two sons.
Ephesians 2:19	So then you are no longer strangers and aliens (paroikoi \| πάροικοι \| nom pl masc), but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
1 Peter 2:11	Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners (paroikous \| παροίκους \| acc pl masc) and exiles to abstain from desires of the flesh, which wage war against your soul,

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