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Lexicon :: Strong's G3952 - parousia

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παρουσία
Transliteration
parousia (Key)
Pronunciation
par-oo-see'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the present participle of πάρειμι (G3918)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:858,791

Strong’s Definitions

παρουσία parousía, par-oo-see'-ah; from the present participle of G3918; a being near, i.e. advent (often, return; specially, of Christ to punish Jerusalem, or finally the wicked); (by implication) physically, aspect:—coming, presence.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's G3952 in the following manner: coming (22x), presence (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's G3952 in the following manner: coming (22x), presence (2x).

  1. presence

  2. the coming, arrival, advent

    1. the future visible return from heaven of Jesus, to raise the dead, hold the last judgment, and set up formally and gloriously the kingdom of God

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
παρουσία parousía, par-oo-see'-ah; from the present participle of G3918; a being near, i.e. advent (often, return; specially, of Christ to punish Jerusalem, or finally the wicked); (by implication) physically, aspect:—coming, presence.
STRONGS G3952:
παρουσία, παρουσίας, ἡ (παρών, παροῦσα, παρουσον, from πάρειμι which see) in Greek authors from the Tragg., Thucydides, Plato down; not found in the Sept.;
1. presence: 1 Corinthians 16:17; 2 Corinthians 10:10; opposed to ἀπουσίᾳ, Philippians 2:12 (2 Macc. 15:21; (Aristotle, phys. 2, 3, p. 195a, 14; metaphys. 4, 2, p. 1013b, 14; meteor. 4, 5, p. 382a, 33 etc.)).
2. the presence of one coming, hence, the coming, arrival, advent, ((Polybius 3, 41, 1. 8); Judith 10:18; 2 Macc. 8:12; (Hermas, sim. 5, 5, 3 [ET])): 2 Corinthians 7:6; 2 Thessalonians 2:9 (cf. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 ἀποκαλυφθήσεται; ἡ... πάλιν πρός τινα, of a return, Philippians 1:26. In the N. T. especially of the advent, i. e. the future, visible, return from heaven of Jesus, the Messiah, to raise the dead, hold the last judgment, and set up formally and gloriously the kingdom of God: Matthew 24:3; ἡ παρουσία τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου (27), 37, 39; τοῦ κυρίου, 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 1 Thessalonians 4:15; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; 2 Thessalonians 2:1; James 5:7; 2 Peter 3:4; Χριστοῦ, 2 Peter 1:16; αὐτοῦ, 1 Corinthians 15:23; (1 Thessalonians 2:19); 2 Thessalonians 2:8; 2 Peter 3:4; (1 John 2:28); τῆς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμέρας, 2 Peter 3:12. It is called in ecclesiastical writings ἡ δευτέρᾳ παρουσία, Ev. Nicod. c. 22 at the end; Justin Martyr, Apology 1, 52 (where see Otto's note); dialog contra Trypho, chapters 40, 110, 121; and is opposed to ἡ πρώτη παρουσία which took place in the incarnation, birth, and earthly career of Christ, Justin Martyr, dialog contra Trypho, chapters 52, 121, cf. 14, 32, 49, etc.; (cf. Ignatius ad Phil. 9 [ET] (and Lightfoot)); see ἔλευσις.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
24:3
1 Corinthians
15:23; 16:17
2 Corinthians
7:6; 10:10
Philippians
1:26; 2:12
1 Thessalonians
2:19; 3:13; 4:15; 5:23
2 Thessalonians
2:1; 2:8; 2:8; 2:9
James
5:7
2 Peter
1:16; 3:4; 3:4; 3:12
1 John
2:28

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3952 matches the Greek παρουσία (parousia),
which occurs 24 times in 24 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:3 - Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:27 - “For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:37 - “But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:39 - “and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:23 - But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:17 - I am glad about the coming of Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus, for what was lacking on your part they supplied.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:6 - Nevertheless God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:7 - and not only by his coming, but also by the consolation with which he was comforted in you, when he told us of your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 10:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:10 - “For his letters,” they say, “are weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:26 - that your rejoicing for me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ by my coming to you again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:12 - Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:19 - For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:13 - so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:15 - For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:23 - Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:1 - Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:8 - And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:9 - The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:7 - Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:8 - You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:16 - For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:4 - and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:12 - looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:28 - And now, little children, abide in Him, that when[fn] He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.
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