παρεπί-δημος G3927
sojourning, dwelling temporarily in a foreign place; a stranger, alien, or exile without permanent residence
This adjective describes someone living temporarily in a place that's not their true home—a sojourner or exile. Hebrews celebrates faith heroes who confessed they were 'strangers and exiles' on earth, seeking a heavenly homeland (Heb 11:13). Peter addresses his readers as 'exiles' scattered throughout various provinces (1 Pet 1:1) and urges them as 'sojourners and exiles' to abstain from fleshly passions (1 Pet 2:11). The term captures the Christian's dual citizenship: present on earth but belonging to another kingdom.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Cross-linguistic evidence emphasizes temporary alien status: English 'sojourners/strangers', Spanish 'forasteros/peregrinos', German 'Fremdlinge' (foreigners/strangers). The lexicon defines it as 'sojourning in a strange place' with substantive use common. Heb 11:13 describes the faithful as 'strangers and exiles on earth'. 1 Pet 1:1 addresses 'exiles of the dispersion'. 1 Pet 2:11 urges 'sojourners and exiles' to abstain from passions. All three uses emphasize temporary earthly residence and true citizenship elsewhere—a pilgrim identity. 3×
AR["الغُرَباءِ", "مُتَغَرِّبينَ", "نُزَلَاء"]·ben["পরবাসী", "প্রবাসী", "প্রবাসীদের"]·DE["Fremdlinge"]·EN["sojourners", "strangers"]·FR["Fremdlinge"]·heb["גֵּרִים", "גֵּרֵי-תּוֹשָׁב", "תּוֹשָׁבִים"]·HI["परदेशियों-को", "प्रवासी", "मुसाफिरों-से"]·ID["pengembara", "perantau"]·IT["parepidēmoi", "parepidēmois", "parepidēmous"]·jav["tiyang-neneka", "tiyang-neneka,"]·KO["나그네들에게", "순례자라고", "행인들로서"]·PT["peregrinos", "peregrinos,"]·RU["странникам", "странники", "странников,"]·ES["forasteros", "peregrinos"]·SW["wageni", "wasafiri"]·TR["gelenler", "yabancı-yerleşiklere", "yerleşikler"]·urd["مسافر", "مسافروں،", "پردیسیوں-کو"]
Related Senses
H5971a 1. people, nation (1836×)H5973a 1. accompaniment, together with (956×)H0854 1. with (accompaniment) (665×)H1471a 1. nations, peoples (plural/collective) (466×)G3326 1. with (368×)H1285 1. covenant, pact, treaty (284×)G2453 1. Jewish person, Jew (194×)H4150 1. meeting (tent of meeting) (151×)G2992 1. people/nation (an ethnic or political community) (142×)G4862 1. (129×)G1484 1. Gentiles, non-Jewish nations (128×)H1471a 2. nation, people-group (singular) (98×)H3162b 1. together (97×)H1616 1. sojourner, resident alien (92×)H0567 1. Amorite (people group) (87×)H3064 1. Jew, Jewish person (81×)H3669a 1. Canaanite (ethnic designation) (70×)G1122 1. scribe / expert in the Law (63×)H2114a 1. stranger, foreigner (person) (54×)H5608b 1. scribe, royal secretary (48×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
παρεπί-δημος, ον, sojourning in a strange place, especially as substantive, LXX+3rd c.BC+