Strong's G3952 · Greek

παρουσία

parousia · par-oo-see'-ah

from the present participle of 3918; a being near, i.e. advent (often, return; specially, of Christ to punish Jerusalem, or finally the wicked); (by implication) physically, aspect

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

παρ-ουσία (G3952)

24 παρ-ουσία , -ας, ἡ , [in LXX: Ne 2:6 A, Jth 10:18 , II Mac 8:12 15:21 , III Mac 3:17 *;] 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 ). 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 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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