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GreekG3952Noun (Feminine)

παρουσία

parousia

24Occurrences
G3952Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a being near, i.e. advent (often, return; specially, of Christ to punish Jerusalem, or finally the wicked); (by implication) physically, aspect

from the present participle of G3918 (πάρειμι);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.usually in cl., a being present, presence
2.a coming, arrival, advent (Soph., Eur., Thuc., see LS; so Jth, l.with
LXX: A, *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

παρουσία appears 24 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Thessalonians
4
Matthew
4
2 Corinthians
3
2 Peter
3
2 Thessalonians
3
1 Corinthians
2
James
2
Philippians
2

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 15:23BSB

But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.

1 Thessalonians 3:13BSB

so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.

2 Corinthians 7:6BSB

But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,

2 Peter 3:12BSB

as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.

James 5:7BSB

Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.