πάροικος

paroikosAdjectiveG3941

foreigner

From: from G3844 (παρά) and G3624 (οἶκος);

Short Definition

having a home near, i.e. (as noun) a by-dweller (alien resident)

Full Lexicon Entry

1.in cl. Attic, dwelling near, neighbouring., a neighbour.
2.In late writers (LXX, Philo) and in Iuser., foreign, alien., an alien, a sojourner
LXX Usage: chiefly for גֵּר, תּוֹשָׁב

Grammar

Part of Speech Adjective

Morphology G:A

DescriptionGreek Adjective

Occurrences

4 times

Appears 4 times in the New Testament. Top books include:

Acts
2
1 Peter
1
Ephesians
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Peter 2:11
  • Acts 7:6
  • Acts 7:29
  • Ephesians 2:19

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