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ἐκλεκτοῖς παρεπιδήμοις

Select; by implication, favorite · stranger

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ἐκλεκτός G1588 select; by implication, favorite
Pronunciation eklektós
Chosen by God for covenant relationship and privilege, not merely selected for excellence or merit
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παρεπίδημος G3927 stranger
Pronunciation parepídēmos
Temporary resident in foreign land, emphasizing transient status rather than permanent alienation or hostility.
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What does ἐκλεκτοῖς παρεπιδήμοις (eklektois parepidēmois) mean in the Bible?

ἐκλεκτός · παρεπίδημος is a Greek word meaning "Chosen ones who live as temporary residents or sojourners away from their true homeland.". Chosen ones who live as temporary residents or sojourners away from their true homeland.

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Meaning

Chosen ones who live as temporary residents or sojourners away from their true homeland.
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 22:14 · Col 3:12 · Rev 17:14 3×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Luke 23:35 · John 1:34 2×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Pet 2:9 1×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Luke 18:7 · Rom 8:33 · 1 Tim 5:21 · Titus 1:1 4×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine 2 John 1:13 1×
Dative · Plural · Masculine 1 Pet 1:1 1×
Dative · Singular · Feminine 2 John 1:1 1×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 24:22 · Matt 24:24 · Matt 24:31 · Mark 13:20 · Mark 13:22 · Mark 13:27 · 2 Tim 2:10 7×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Rom 16:13 · 1 Pet 2:4 · 1 Pet 2:6 3×
23 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Colossians 3 — Raised with Christ: Putting Off the Old Life and Putting On the New Luke 18 — Persistent Faith, Humble Mercy, and the King on the Road to Jerusalem Luke 23 — The Innocent King Condemned, Crucified with Transgressors, and Buried in Hope Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness Romans 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes Romans 8 — No Condemnation, Life in the Spirit, and the Unbreakable Love of God in Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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