What does παροικέω (paroikéō) mean in the Bible?
παροικέω (paroikéō) is a Greek word meaning "be a stranger".
Greek · G3939
παροικέω
Be a stranger
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παροικέωG3939
Pronunciationparoikéō
What does παροικέω (paroikéō) mean in the Bible?
παροικέω (paroikéō) is a Greek word meaning "be a stranger".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3939?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include he dwelt (1), visitor (1).
Where does παροικέω (paroikéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 24:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ithe dwelt1×Hebrews 11:9
visitor1×Luke 24:18
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 24:18
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Luke1Hebrews1
Source forms
παροικεῖς1xparoikeisLuke 24:18
παρῴκησεν1xparōkēsenHebrews 11:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xHebrews 11:9
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular1xLuke 24:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. be a stranger
Strong'sG3939
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
be a stranger
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 24:18Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Indicative
παροικεῖςparoikeiv
I sojourn
Read verseHebrews 11:9Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
παρῴκησενparwkhsen
I sojourn
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms2TensesPresent, AoristVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Present ActiveLuke 24:181×
Aorist ActiveHeb 11:91×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1present1
Voice
active2
Mood
indicative2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
παροικέω is built from these roots:
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