The meaning of “πάροικος”
Understanding pároikos reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
foreigner, sojourn, stranger. - having a home near, i.e. (as noun) a by-dweller (alien resident)
πάροικος
foreigner, sojourn, stranger. - having a home near, i.e. (as noun) a by-dweller (alien resident)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Acts 7:6 | “And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.” Word: πάροικος (pároikos) | |
| Acts 7:29 | “Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.” Word: πάροικος (pároikos) | |
| Ephesians 2:19 | “Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;” Word: πάροικος (pároikos) | |
| 1 Peter 2:11 | “Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;” Word: πάροικος (pároikos) |