"to dwell beside; later, to reside in a place as a stranger, sojourn, be a stranger or sojourner, Lk. 24:18; Heb. 11:9*"
Definition and meaning
to dwell beside; later, to reside in a place as a stranger, sojourn, be a stranger or sojourner, Lk. 24:18; Heb. 11:9*
In the original Greek the word is written: παροικέω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of paroikeo (G3939) across the King James Bible.
And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?
By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
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Common questions
Strong's G3939 (paroikeo) is a Greek word that means: to dwell beside; later, to reside in a place as a stranger, sojourn, be a stranger or sojourner, Lk. 24:18; Heb. 11:9* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word paroikeo (G3939) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3939 is paroikeo, a Greek word defined as: to dwell beside; later, to reside in a place as a stranger, sojourn, be a stranger or sojourner, Lk. 24:18; Heb. 11:9*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
paroikeo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.