parousia (coming)

Meaning

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

How it's translated

coming 22
the presence 1
presence 1

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

Where it's used most

Matthew 4
1 Thessalonians 4
2 Corinthians 3
2 Thessalonians 3
2 Peter 3
1 Corinthians 2

9 books in all.

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Explore in Scripture

2 Thessalonians 2:8In contextAnd then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
2 Thessalonians 2:9In contextEven him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
2 Peter 1:16In contextFor we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
2 Peter 3:4In contextAnd saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
2 Peter 3:12In contextLooking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
Matthew 24:3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

All 24 verses, by book

Matthew 4: 24:3 24:27 24:37 24:39
1 Corinthians 2: 15:23 16:17
2 Corinthians 3: 7:6 7:7 10:10
Philippians 2: 1:26 2:12
1 Thessalonians 4: 2:19 3:13 4:15 5:23
2 Thessalonians 3: 2:1 2:8 2:9
James 2: 5:7 5:8
2 Peter 3: 1:16 3:4 3:12
1 John 1: 2:28

Greek dictionary

παρουσία parousia · coming

παρ-ουσία, -ας, ἡ [in LXX: Neh.2:6 A, Jdth.10:18, 2Ma.8:12 2Mac 15:21, 3Ma.3:17 * ;] 1. usually in cl., a being present, presence: 1Co.16:17, 2Co.10:10; opposite to ἀπουσία, Php.2:12 (cf. 2Ma.15:21). …

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

COMING, participle present

tense

Drawing nearer or nigh; approaching; moving towards; advancing.
Future; yet to come; as, in coming ages.
Forward; ready to come.

All definitions and other forms of “coming”

COMING, noun

The act of coming; approach.
The state of being come; arrival.“The Lord hath blessed thee since my coming” Genesis 30:30

COMING, noun

Entrance.
Beginning; commencement; as the coming-in of the year. 2 Kings 13:20
Income; revenue.
Compliance; submission.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.