Stranger
παρεπίδημοςStrong’s G3927parepidēmos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Parepidēmos is the Greek word usually translated “sojourners”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.”
Meaning
Usually translated “sojourners”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- sojourners 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Peter 2
- Hebrews 1
2 books in all.
Related words
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Greek dictionary
παρεπίδημος parepidēmos · stranger
παρ-επί-δημος, -ον (see: ἐπιδημέω), [in LXX: Gen.23:4, Psa.39:12 (תּוֹשָׁב)* ;] sojourning in a strange place; as subst., ὁ π., a sojourner: of Christians, 1Pe.1:1; ξένοι καὶ π., Heb.11:13; πάροικοι καὶ π., 1Pe.2:11 (see Deiss., BS, 149).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “stranger” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
STRANGER, noun
- A foreigner; one who belongs to another country.
- One of another town, city, state or province in the same country.
- One unknown.
- One unacquainted.
All definitions and other forms of “stranger”
- A guest; a visitor.
- One not admitted to any communication or fellowship.
- In law, one not privy or party to an act.
STRANGER, verb intransitive
To estrange; to alienate. [Not in use.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.