What does ξένος · παρεπίδημος mean in the Bible?
ξένος · παρεπίδημος is a Greek phrase meaning "strangers and temporary residents; exiles".
Greek · G3581, G3927
ξένοι καὶ παρεπίδημοι
Foreign · stranger
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ξένος G3581 foreign
Pronunciation xénos
Foreigner or social outsider; emphasizes alienation from community belonging rather than mere geographic distance.
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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 ξένοι καὶ παρεπίδημοι (xenoi kai parepidēmoi) mean in the Bible?
ξένος · παρεπίδημος is a Greek phrase meaning "strangers and temporary residents; exiles".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3581, G3927?
G3581, G3927 is connected to 14 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. strangers and temporary residents; exiles
Source Gloss
strangers and temporary residents; exiles
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 8 Aligned forms 14 Case pattern Nominative (7) Number pattern Plural (8)
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Acts 17:21 · Eph 2:12 · Eph 2:19 · Heb 11:13 4×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 25:35 · Matt 25:43 · Rom 16:23 3×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Acts 17:18 1×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter 1 Pet 4:12 1×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 27:7 1×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Heb 13:9 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 25:38 · Matt 25:44 2×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine 3 John 1:5 1×
Word Origins
ξένοι καὶ παρεπίδημοι is a primary word - no further derivation.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain