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Be a stranger

παροικέωStrong’s G3939

paroikeō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Paroikeō is the Greek word usually translated “visit” and “sojourned”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?”
Luke 24:18 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “visit” and “sojourned”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • visit 1
  • he sojourned 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 1
  • Hebrews 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

παροικέω paroikeō · be a stranger

παρ-οικέω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for גּוּר, also for יָשַׁב, שָׁכַן ] in cl., to dwell beside (with accusative), among (with dative) or near by (absol.). In late writers, to dwell in a place as a πάροικος (which see) or stranger: Luk.24:18, Heb.11:9.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “visit” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

VIS'IT, verb transitive

[Latin visito, viso, to go to see. We see the sense is to go, to move to.]

  1. To go or come to see; to attend.
  2. To go or come to see for inspection, examination, correction of abuses, etc.; as, a bishop visits his diocese; a superintendent visits those persons or works which are under his care.
  3. To salute with a present.“Samson visited his wife with a kid” Judges 15:1
  4. To go to and to use; as, to visit the springs.
All definitions and other forms of “visit”

    VIS'IT, verb intransitive

    To keep up the interchange of civilities and salutations; to practice going to see others. We ought not to visit for pleasure or ceremony on the sabbath.

      VIS'IT, noun

      1. The act of going to see another, or of calling at his house; a waiting on; as a visit of civility or respect; a visit of ceremony; a short visit; a long visit; a pleasant visit
      2. The act of going to see; as a visit to Saratoga or to Niagara.
      3. A going to see or attending on; as the visit of a physician.
      4. The act of going to view or inspect; as the visit of a trustee or inspector.

      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.