παρουσίαparousía
a being near, i.e. advent (often, return; specially, of Christ to punish Jerusalem, or finally the wicked); (by implication) physically, aspect
Greek (New Testament) · G3952
Meanings
1. usually in classical Greek, a being present, presence: 1 Corinthians 16:17, 2 Corinthians 10:10; opposed to ἀπουσία, Philippians 2:12 (cf. 2 Maccabees 15:21).
2. a coming, arrival, advent (Soph., Eur., Thuc., and elsewhere, see LS, under that word; so Judith 10:18, 2 Maccabees 8:12): 2 Corinthians 7:6, 2 Corinthians 7:7, Philippians 1:26, 2 Thessalonians 2:9; in late writers as technical term for the visit of a king; hence, in NT, specif. of the Advent or Parousia of Christ: Matthew 24:3, Matthew 24:27, Matthew 24:37, Matthew 24:39, 1 Corinthians 15:23, 1 Thessalonians 2:19, 1 Thessalonians 3:13, 1 Thessalonians 4:15, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, 2 Thessalonians 2:1, 2 Thessalonians 2:8, James 5:7, James 5:8, 2 Peter 1:16, 2 Peter 3:4, 2 Peter 3:12, 1 John 2:28.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 24 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 24:3 Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will signal your return and the end of the world?”
- Matthew 24:27 For as the lightning flashes in the east and shines to the west, so it will be when the Son of Man comes.
- Matthew 24:37 “When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day.
- Matthew 24:39 People didn’t realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That is the way it will be when the Son of Man comes.
- 1 Corinthians 15:23 But there is an order to this resurrection: Christ was raised as the first of the harvest; then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back.
- 1 Corinthians 16:17 I am very glad that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus have come here. They have been providing the help you weren’t here to give me.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.