Word Study · Strong's G3940 · Greek

παροικία

paroikia

par-oy-kee'-ah

Strong's 1890 spelling: paroikía

“foreign residence”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

foreign residence

Rendered in the KJV as

sojourning, X as strangers.

2
occurrencesin the New Testament
2 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

παροικίᾳ1
παροικίας1

How it is rendered · 1

sojourn2

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1

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N-DSF · 1
N-GSF · 1

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The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Acts1 of 2 · 50%
1 Peter1 of 2 · 50%

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Acts1 occurrence

Acts 13:17παροικίᾳparoikianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThe 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.here: sojourn

1 Peter1 occurrence

1 Peter 1:17παροικίαςparoikiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularSince you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.here: sojourn

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