πάροικοςpároikos
having a home near, i.e. (as noun) a by-dweller (alien resident)
Greek (New Testament) · G3941
Meanings
1. in classical Greek Attic, dwelling near, neighbouring; as as a noun, a neighbour.
2. In late writers and in Inscr., foreign, alien; as as a noun, an alien, a sojourner: Acts 7:6(LXX), Acts 7:29; metaphorically, ξένοι καὶ π. (opposed to συμπολίτης), Ephesians 2:19; π. καὶ παρεπιδήμους (see that word), 1 Peter 2:11.
Same root
- παράpará · G3844properly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local (especially beyond or opposed to) or causal (on account of)
- οἶκοςoîkos · G3624a dwelling (more or less extensive, literal or figurative); by implication, a family (more or less related, literally or figuratively)
- παροικίαparoikía · G3940foreign residence
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Acts 7:6 God also told him that his descendants would live in a foreign land, where they would be oppressed as slaves for 400 years.
- Acts 7:29 When Moses heard that, he fled the country and lived as a foreigner in the land of Midian. There his two sons were born.
- Ephesians 2:19 So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family.
- 1 Peter 2:11 Dear friends, I warn you as “temporary residents and foreigners” to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.