G3941

πάροικος

paroikos

Adjective · From παρά (G3844) and οἶκος (G3624)

From G3844 and G3624; having a home near, i.e. (as noun) a by-dweller (alien resident):—foreigner, sojourn, stranger.

Outline

  1. dwelling near, neighbouring
  2. in the NT, a stranger, a foreigner, one who lives in a place without the right of citizenship
  3. metaph.
    1. without citizenship in God's kingdom
    2. one who lives on earth as a stranger, a sojourner on the earth
    3. of Christians whose home is in heaven
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