Word study · Greek
pároikos
foreigner, resident alien
Say it: PAR-oy-kos (approximate)
πάροικος
What it means
One who lives alongside, an immigrant without full citizen rights. In 2:19, Gentiles are no longer "strangers and foreigners," but fellow citizens. In Acts 7:6, 7:29 and 1 Peter 2:11 it describes the people of God as "aliens."
Range of meaning
- Resident alienA foreigner living in a place.
- SojournerA temporary resident.
In Ephesians
- Chapter 2
"And foreigners" (2:19).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G3941 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources