Paroikéō — G3939
G3939 · Greek — παροικέω
Pronunciation: par-oy-keh'-o
Definition
verb
to dwell near, i.e. reside as a foreigner
- properly, to dwell beside (one) or in one's neighborhood
- in the Scriptures to be or dwell in a place as a stranger, to sojourn
Usually translated as
be a stranger, sojourn in
Origin
from G3844 and G3611
Occurrences
Paroikéō occurs 2 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (1), Hebrews (1)
- Luke 24:18 — And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger (παροικεῖς) in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?
- Hebrews 11:9 — By faith he sojourned (παρῴκησεν) in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
Strong's Lexicon — P