ΠΑΡΕΠΙΔΗΜΟΥΣ, παρεπιδημους
PAREPIDĒMOUS, parepidēmous
Sounds Like: par-ep-ee-DEE-moos
Translations: sojourners, strangers, temporary residents, aliens
From the root: ΠΑΡΕΠΙΔΗΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes someone who is living in a place for a short time, not as a permanent resident, but as a temporary visitor or alien. It is a compound word formed from 'παρά' (para, meaning 'beside' or 'alongside'), 'ἐπί' (epi, meaning 'upon' or 'in addition'), and 'δῆμος' (demos, meaning 'people' or 'country'). It emphasizes the idea of being a stranger or foreigner in a place, often implying a transient status.
Inflection: Accusative, Masculine, Plural
Strong’s number: G3927 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Peter — 2:11
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 1 Peter — 2:11
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΕΠΙΔΗΜΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΑΡΕΠΙΔΗΜΟΙ — sojourners, strangers, foreigners, pilgrims, temporary residents
- ΠΑΡΕΠΙΔΗΜΟΙΣ — (to) strangers, (to) sojourners, (to) exiles, (to) foreigners, (to) pilgrims
- ΠΑΡΕΠΙΔΗΜΟΣ — sojourning, a sojourner, resident alien, a temporary resident, a stranger, a foreigner
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