Sojourning
παροικίαStrong’s G3940paroikia
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Paroikia is the Greek word usually translated “sojourn”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.”
Meaning
Usually translated “sojourn”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- sojourn 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
- 1 Peter 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
παροικία paroikia · sojourning
παρ-οικία, -ας, ἡ (παροικέω, which see), [in LXX: Est.8:35 (גּוֹלָה), Psa.34:4 55:15 119:54 120:5, La 2:22 (מָגוֹר; and cogn. forms), Hab.3:16, I Est.5:7, Jdth.5:9, Wis.19:10, Sir prol. Sir.1:26 16:8 41:5 44:6, 3Ma.6:36 3Mac 7:19 * ;] a sojourning: Act.13:17, 1Pe.1:17.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sojourning” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SO'JOURNING, participle present
tense Dwelling for a time.
All definitions and other forms of “sojourning”
SO'JOURNING, noun
The act of dwelling in a place for a time; also, the time of abode.
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.