noun · feminine
paroikias
Greekπαροικία (paroikia)
Strong’sG3940
a sojourning
stem paroiki-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† παρ-οικία, -ας, ἡ
(< παροικέω, q.v.), [in LXX: II Es 8:35 (גּוֹלָה), Ps 33 (34):4 54 (55):15 118 (119):54 119 (120):5, La 2:22 (מגוֹר; and cogn. forms), Hb 3:16, I Es 5:7, Jth 5:9, Wi 19:10, Si prol. 26 16:8 41:5 44:6, III Mac 6:36 7:19*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3940 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpar-oy-kee'-ah
foreign residence
Fromfrom G3941;
King Jamessojourning, X as strangers.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | paroikias | paroikiais |
| object accusative | paroikian | paroikiain |
| direct address vocative | paroikiar | paroikiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | paroikiau1×παροικίας | paroikiaiu |
| to, for dative | paroikia1×παροικίᾳ | paroikiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
paroikia 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
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
paroikiau“stay”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
1 Peter 1:17“stay”Kai ei patēron epikalevō ton aprosōpolēmptōs krinarōton kata tem hekastou ergem, en fobo ton tau paroikiau vu chronon anastrefivar;Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.
paroikia“stay”to, fordative singular1×
Acts 13:17“stay”tos theos tou laou houtou Israēl eklegeta toin patēroin nu, kai ton laon hupsata en ta paroikia en gēa Aiguptau, kai meta brachiōnou hupsēlou exagata autoin ek autau,The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.