ἐπιδημέωepidēméō
to make oneself at home, i.e. (by extension) to reside (in a foreign country)
Greek (New Testament) · G1927
Meanings
1. to be at home
2. to stay in a place, sojourn: Acts 2:10, Acts 17:21; followed by ἐν, Acts 18:27.
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- δῆμοςdēmos · G1218the public (as bound together socially)
- παρεπίδημοςparepídēmos · G3927an alien alongside, i.e. a resident foreigner
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Acts 2:10 Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, and the areas of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome
- Acts 17:21 (It should be explained that all the Athenians as well as the foreigners in Athens seemed to spend all their time discussing the latest ideas.)
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.