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Foreigner

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GREEK · G3941

πάροικος

paroikos — foreigner

άρ-οικος, -ον [in LXX chiefly for גֵּר, תּוֹשָׁב ;] 1. in cl. Attic, dwelling near, neighbouring; as subst., a neighbour. 2. In late writers (LXX, Philo) and in Iuser. (Deiss., BS, 227 f.; Kennedy, Sources, 102), foreign, alien; as subst., an alien, a sojourner: Act.7:6 (LXX), Act.7:29; metapb., ξένοι καὶ π. (opposite to συμπολίτης), Eph.2:19; π. καὶ παρεπιδήμους (which see), 1Pe.2:11 (see Lft. on Clem. Rom., 1 Co., § 1).† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1616

גֵּר

ger — sojourner

1) sojourner 1a) a temporary inhabitant, a newcomer lacking inherited rights 1b) of foreigners in Israel, though conceded rights

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2114

זוּר

zur — be a stranger

1) to be strange, be a stranger 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to become estranged 1a2) strange, another, stranger, foreigner, an enemy (participle) 1a3) strange woman, prostitute, harlot (meton) 1b) (Niphal) to be estranged 1c) (Hophal) to be a stranger, be one alienated

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5237

נׇכְרִי

nokh.ri — foreign

1) foreign, alien 1a) foreign 1b) foreigner (subst) 1c) foreign woman, harlot 1d) unknown, unfamiliar (fig.)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5236

נֵכָר

ne.khar — foreign

1) foreign, alien, foreignness, that which is foreign 1a) foreignness, foreign gods 1b) alien, foreigner 1c) foreign (vanities)

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GREEK · G3581

ξένος

xenos — foreign

ξένος, -η, -ον [in LXX chiefly for נׇכְרִי ;] (a) foreign, alien: δαιμόνια, Act.17:18; διδαχαί Heb.13:9; (b) with genitive of thing(s), strange to, estranged from, ignorant of: Eph.2:12; (with) strange, unusual: 1Pe.4:12. As subst., ὁ ξ., (a) a foreigner, stranger: Mat.25:35, 38 25:43-44 27:7, Act.17:21, 3Jn.5; ξέίνοι κ. τάροικοι (opposite to συμπολῖται, οίκεῖοι), Eph.2:19; ξ. καὶ παρεπίδημοι, Heb.11:13; (b) one of the parties bound by ties of hospitality; α the guest; β the host (= ξενοδόκος, Hom., Ii, xv, 532) : Rom.16:23.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1647

גֵּרְשֹׁם

ge.re.shom — Gershom

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.2.22; son of: Moses (H4872) and Zipporah (H6855); brother of: Eliezer (H0461H); father of: Jonathan (H3083)(?) and Shebuel (H7619) § Gershom = "foreigner" 1) firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah 2) firstborn son of Levi 3) a son of the priestly family of Phinehas who returned from exile with Ezra

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GREEK · G241

ἀλλογενής

allogenēs — foreign

ἀλλογενής, -ές (ἄλλος, γένος), [in LXX chiefly for זוּר, נֵכָר ;] of another race, a foreigner ( = ἀλλόφυλος; Cremer, 150; MM, VGT, see word): Luk.17:18.† (AS)

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GREEK · G20282

ἔγκτησις

egktēsis — acquisition of territory

tenure of land in a place by a stranger, (Xenophon Historicus):—; the right of holding such land, granted to foreigners, Decret. quoted in (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)

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GREEK · G7802

κάρπιμος

karpimos — fruitful

fruit-bearing, fruitful , (Aeschulus Tragicus), etc.:—; κάρπιμα, τά, fruit-trees or corn-fields , (Aristophanes Comicus); κάρπιμα ἀγαθά property that yields a produce , opposite to ἄκαρπα, (Aristotle Philosopher):—;metaphorically, τῶν ξένων τοὺς κ. rich foreigners from whom money can be wrung , (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)

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Historical dictionary entry

A Gentile. Such as resided among the Hebrews were required by the law to be treated with kindness (Ex. 22:21; 23:9; Lev. 19:33, 34; 23:22; Deut. 14:28; 16:10, 11; 24:19). They enjoyed in many things equal rights with the native-born residents (Ex. 12:49; Lev. 24:22; Num. 15:15; 35:15), but were not allowed to do anything which was an abomination according to the Jewish law (Ex. 20:10; Lev. 17:15, 16; 18:26; 20:2; 24:16, etc.).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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