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Lexicon :: Strong's G3952 - parousia

Aa
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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:3 - And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Make clear to us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:27 - Because as in a thunderstorm the bright light coming from the east is seen even in the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:37 - And as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:39 - And they had no care till the waters came and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:23 - But every man in his right order: Christ the first-fruits; then those who are Christ's at his coming.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:17 - And I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for they have done what was needed to make your work complete.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:6 - But God who gives comfort to the poor in spirit gave us comfort by the coming of Titus;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:7 - And not by his coming only, but by the comfort which he had in you, while he gave us word of your desire, your sorrow, your care for me; so that I was still more glad.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:10 - For his letters, they say, have weight and are strong; but in body he is feeble, and his way of talking has little force.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:26 - So that your pride in me may be increased in Christ Jesus through my being present with you again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:12 - So then, my loved ones, as you have at all times done what I say, not only when I am present, but now much more when I am not with you, give yourselves to working out your salvation with fear in your hearts;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:19 - For what is our hope or joy or crown of glory? Are not even you, before our Lord Jesus, at his coming?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:13 - So that your hearts may be strong and free from all sin before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:15 - For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are still living at the coming of the Lord, will not go before those who are sleeping.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:23 - And may the God of peace himself make you holy in every way; and may your spirit and soul and body be free from all sin at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:1 - Now as to the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, and our meeting with him, it is our desire, my brothers,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:8 - And then will come the revelation of that evil one, whom the Lord Jesus will put to death with the breath of his mouth, and give to destruction by the revelation of his coming;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:9 - Even the one whose coming is marked by the working of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:7 - Go on waiting calmly, my brothers, till the coming of the Lord, like the farmer waiting for the good fruit of the earth till the early and late rains have come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:8 - Be as calm in your waiting; let your hearts be strong: because the coming of the Lord is near.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:16 - For when we gave you news of the power and the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, our teaching was not based on stories put together by art, but we were eye-witnesses of his glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:4 - Saying, Where is the hope of his coming? From the death of the fathers till now everything has gone on as it was from the making of the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:12 - Looking for and truly desiring the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will come to an end through fire, and the substance of the earth will be changed by the great heat?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:28 - And now, my children, keep your hearts in him; so that at his revelation, we may have no fear or shame before him at his coming.
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