Lexical Definition
παρουσία parousía (par-oo-see'-ah) coming G:N-F
from the present participle of πάρειμι
coming, presence.
- a being near, i.e. advent (often, return
- specially, of Christ to punish Jerusalem, or finally the wicked)
- (by implication) physically, aspect
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| παρουσίᾳ | coming | 1Cor.15.23 • 1Cor.16.17 • 2Cor.7.6 • 2Cor.7.7 • 1Thess.2.19 • 1Thess.3.13 • 1Thess.5.23 • 1John.2.28 |
| presence | Phil.2.12 | |
| παρουσίασ | coming | Matt.24.3 • Phil.1.26 • 2Thess.2.1 • 2Thess.2.8 • Jas.5.7 • 2Pet.3.4 |
| παρουσίαν | coming | 1Thess.4.15 • 2Pet.1.16 • 2Pet.3.12 |
| παρουσία | coming | Matt.24.27 • Matt.24.37 • Matt.24.39 • 2Thess.2.9 • Jas.5.8 |
| the presence | 2Cor.10.10 |
Abbott-Smith
παρ-ουσία, -ας, ἡ, [in LXX: Ne 2:6 A, Jth 10:18, II Mac 8:12 15:21, III Mac 3:17*;]
1. usually in cl., a being present, presence: I Co 16:17, II Co 10:10; opp. to ἀπουσία, Phl 2:12 (cf. II Mac 15:21).
2. a coming, arrival, advent (Soph., Eur., Thuc., al., v. LS, s.v.; so Jth 10:18, II Mac 8:12): II Co 7:6, 7, Phl 1:26, II Th 2:9; in late writers (v. M, Th., 145 ff.; MM, xix; LAE, 372 ff.) as technical term for the visit of a king; hence, in NT, specif. of the Advent or Parousia of Christ: Mt 24:3, 27, 37, 39, I Co 15:23, I Th 2:19 3:13 4:15 5:23, II Th 2:1, 8, Ja 5:7, 8, II Pe 1:16 3:4, 12, I Jo 2:28.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Nehemiah | 2:6 |
| Matthew | 24:3 · 24:27 · 24:37 · 24:39 |
| 1 Corinthians | 15:23 · 16:17 |
| 2 Corinthians | 7:6 · 7:7 · 10:10 |
| Philippians | 1:26 · 2:12 |
| 1 Thessalonians | 2:19 · 3:13 · 4:15 · 5:23 |
| 2 Thessalonians | 2:1 · 2:8 · 2:9 |
| James | 5:7 · 5:8 |
| 2 Peter | 1:16 · 3:4 · 3:12 |
| 1 John | 2:28 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
παρουσία-ία, ἡ,
(πάρειμι) presence, of persons, δεσπότου, etc., [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἀνδρῶν π., ={ἄνδρες οἱ παρόντες}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πόλις μείζων τῆς ἡμετέρας π., ={ἡμῶν τῶν παρόντων}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παρουσίαίαν μὲν οἶσθα.. φίλων, ὡς οὔτις ἡμῖν ἐστιν, i.e. that we have no friends present to assist us, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of things, κακῶν [παρουσίαίαν ἔχειν, ={παρεῖναι}, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 540; τὰ τῆς τύχης.. κοινὰς [ἔχει] τὰς παρουσίαίας 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator “Prooemia” 39; αὐτὸ τὸ ἀγαθὸν [αἴτιον] τῇ π. τοῖς ἄλλοις τοῦ ἀγαθὰ εἶναι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Eudemia” 1217b5, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 100d, etc. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 arrival, ἡμῶν κοινόπουν π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially visit of a royal or official personage, βασιλέως, etc., [Refs 3rd c.BC+], etc.; of a god, [Refs]
__3 occasion, variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 π. τισὶ ποιεῖσθαι entertain them on their official visits, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__5 in NT, the Advent, [NT]
__6 Astrology texts, situation of a planet at a point on the zodiac, ἤτοι κατὰ παρουσίαίαν ἢ κατὰ συμμαρτυρίαν [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II substance, property, ὡς.. ἔχομεν παρουσίαίας [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 contribution in money, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Matt.24.27