verb
paroikamō
Strong’sG3939
I sojourn
stem paroik-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
παρ-οικέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX chiefly for גּוּר, also for ישׁב, שׁכן;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3939 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
dwell beside, with accusative, ἀπὸ Κνίδου μέχρι Σινώπης τὴν Ἀσίαν π. dwell along the coasts of Asia, Refs 5th c.BC+: with dative, live near, πόλει Refs 5th c.BC+; dwell among, τισι Refs 5th c.BC+; of places, lie near, Refs 5th c.BC+
II live in a place as πάροικος, οἱ παροικοῦντες ξένοι Refs 2nd c.BC+; ὡς ἐπὶ ξένης Refs 1st c.AD+; sojourn in, Ἱερουσαλήμ NT
III metaphorically, τὸν ἀνθ ρώπινον βίον παρῳκηκότες Refs 1st c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| paroikasōπαροικεῖς | happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular | visitor | 1× |
| paroikataπαρῴκησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | lived | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paroikamō | paroikame | paroikami | paroikama | paroikamē | paroikamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | paroikasō1×παροικεῖς | paroikase | paroikasi | paroikasa | paroikasē | paroikaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paroikatō | paroikate | paroikati | paroikata1×παρῴκησεν | paroikatē | paroikatelē |
| we 1st person plural | paroikanō | paroikane | paroikani | paroikana | paroikanē | paroikanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paroikavō | paroikave | paroikavi | paroikava | paroikavē | paroikavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | paroikalō | paroikale | paroikali | paroikala | paroikalē | paroikalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paroikameiō | paroikameia | paroikameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | paroikaseiō | paroikaseia | paroikaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paroikateiō | paroikateia | paroikateiē |
| we 1st person plural | paroikaneiō | paroikaneia | paroikaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paroikaveiō | paroikaveia | paroikaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | paroikaleiō | paroikaleia | paroikaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paroikasōr | paroikasar | paroikasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paroikatōr | paroikatar | paroikatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | paroikavōr | paroikavar | paroikavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | paroikalōr | paroikalar | paroikalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paroikamoiō | paroikamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | paroikasoiō | paroikasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paroikatoiō | paroikatoia |
| we 1st person plural | paroikanoiō | paroikanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | paroikavoiō | paroikavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | paroikaloiō | paroikaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | paroikarō | paroikari | paroikara | paroikarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | paroikarōntos | paroikarintos | paroikarantos | paroikarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
paroik is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
paroikasō“visitor”happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 24:18… Kleopos legata pros auton; Sis monos paroikasō Ierousalēm kai ouk gnōskasa teim generanteim …… asked Him, “Are You the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know …
paroikata“lived”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 11:9pistia paroikata eis gēan tau epangeliau hōs allotrian, …… stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and …