G3952: παρουσία (parousía)

G3952 παρουσία (parousía)

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Quick Definition

παρουσία, ας, ἡ n.f. presence, a coming, arrival, advent

Strong's Definition

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

KJV Usage: coming, presence

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

παρουσία (G3952)

noun, f. | -ας | εἰμί

85.25 · Existence in Space · Be in a Place

presence, being at hand, to be in person the presence of an object at a particular place

2CO 10:10 · PHP 1:26 · PHP 2:12 · 1TH 2:19 · 1TH 3:13 · 2TH 2:8 · 2TH 2:9

15.86 · Linear Movement · Come, Come To, Arrive

to come, to arrive, to come to be present to come to be present at a particular place

MAT 24:3 · MAT 24:27 · MAT 24:37 · MAT 24:39 · 1CO 15:23 · 1CO 16:17 · 2CO 7:6 · 2CO 7:7 · 1TH 2:19 · 1TH 3:13 · 1TH 4:15 · 1TH 5:23 · 2TH 2:1 · 2TH 2:8 · 2TH 2:9 · JAS 5:7 · JAS 5:8 · 2PE 1:16 · 2PE 3:4 · 2PE 3:12 · 1JN 2:28

¹ παρουσία was often used in contexts referring to the arrival or appearance of an important person or supernatural being. In later ecclesiastical Greek, ἡ παρουσία occurs in an absolute sense as a specific reference to the second coming of Christ.

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

παρ-ουσία, -as, ἡ, (παρών, -οὔῦσα, -dv, fr. πάρειμι q- V-), in Grk. auth. fr. the Tragg., Thuce., Plat., down; not found in Sept. ; 1. presence: 1 Co. xvi. 17; 2 Co. x. 10; opp. to ἀπουσία, Phil. ii. 12 (2 Mace. xv. 21; [Aristot. phys. 2, 3 p. 195", 14; metaphys. 4, 2 p. 1018", 14; meteor. 4, 5 p. 882", 33 etc.]). 2. the presence of one coming, hence the coming, arrival, advent, ([Polyb. 3, 41,1. 8]; Judith x. 18; 2 Mace. viii. 12; [Herm. sim. 5, 5,3]): 2Co. vii. 6 sq.; 2 Th. ii. 9 (cf. 8 ἀποκαλυφθήσεtat); ἡ - - - πάλιν πρός τινα, of a return, Phil. i. 26. In the N. T. esp. of the advent, i. 6. 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: Mt. xxiv. 3; ἡ παρ. τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, [27], 37, 39; τοῦ κυρίου, 1 Th. iii. 13; iv. 15; v. 23; 2 Th.ii.1; Jas. v.7sq.; 2 Pet. 11]. 4; Χριστοῦ, 2 Pet. i. 16; αὐτοῦ, 1 Co. xv. 23; [1 Th. ii. 19]; 2 Th. ii. 8; 2 Pet. iii. 4; [1 Jn. ii. 28]; τῆς τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμέρας, 2 Pet. iii. 12. It is called in eccles. writ. ἡ δευτέρα παρουσία, Ev. Nicod. c. 22 fin.; Justin. apol. 1, 52 [where see Otto’s note]; dial. ο. Tr. ec. 40, 110, 121; and is opp. to ἡ πρώτη map. which took place in the incarnation, birth, and earthly career of Christ, Justin. dial. 6. Tr. ec. 52, 121, cf. 14, 32, 49, ete.; [ef.Ignat.ad Phil. 9 (and Lghtft.)]; see ἔλευσις " mapowis

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

παρουσία parousia 24x

presence, 2 Cor. 10:10; Phil. 2:12; a coming, arrival, advent, Phil. 1:26; Mt. 24:3, 27, 37, 39; 1 Cor. 15:23

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

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.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

παρουσία. For παρουσία in the general sense of ‘‘presence,’’ ‘arrival,’ as in the later books of the LXX (Judith 101%, 2 Macc 813, a/.), it is sufficient to cite P Oxy III. 486! (A.D. 131) ἡ ἐπιμ[ζέϊλεια τῶν ὑπὸ τοῦ ποτί α]μοῦ παρασεσυρμένων χρήζει μου τῆς παρουσία[ς, ‘the repair of what has been swept away by the river requires my presence’”” (Edd.), 2. XIV. 1668?° (iii/a.p.) τὴν ὑμῶν παρουσίαν ἐγδεχόμεθα, “we await your presence,’’ a man to his ‘‘brothers,” 26. I. 118%% (late iii/A.D.) οὐδὲν γὰρ ὄφελος ὑστερησάντων (/. ὑστερήσαντος) τῶν χρειωδῶν TH παρουσίᾳ αὐτοῦ, ‘it is no use if a person comes too late for what required his presence” (Edd.), and τό. VI. 903” (iv/A.D.), where a woman declares that her husband #pooev ἐπὶ παρουσίᾳ τῶν ἐπισκόπων καὶ τῶν ἀδελφῶν αὐτοῦ ὅτι ἀπεντεῦθεν οὐ μὴ κρύψω αὐτὴ -“ν;- πάσας μου τὰς κλεῖς, “‘swore in the presence of the bishops and of his own brothers, ‘ Henceforward I will not hide all my keys from her’” (Edd.). What. however, more especially concerns us in connexion with the NT usage of παρουσία is the quasi-technical force of the word from Ptolemaic times onwards to denote the κεν σι. ἢ of a King, Emperor, or other person in authority, the official character of the “‘ visit” being further emphasized by the taxes or payments that were exacted to make preparations for it. Thus in P Petr IL. 39(e)} (iii/B c.) mention is made of contributions for a ‘‘ crown” (στεφάνου) to be presented to the King on his ‘‘arrival”’ (παρουσίας), and in a letter of B.c. 264 or 227, P Grenf II. 14()?, a certain Appenneus writes that he has prepared ἐπὶ τὴν παρουσίαν τὴν Χρυσίππου, “ for the visit of Chrysippus” (the dioecetes) by laying in a number o! birds for his consumption, (ther exx. from the papyri are P Par 26118 (B.c. 163-2) (= Selections, p. 15), where the Serapeum Twins lay their grievances before King |!’tolemy Philometor and Queen Cleopatra on the occasion o! their royal visits to Memphis— καθ᾽ ds ἐποεῖσθ᾽ ἐν Μέμφει παρουσίας, and P Tebt I. 481: (c. B.C. 113) τὴν ἐπιγεγραμμένην πρὸς τὴν τοῦ βασιλέως παρουσίαν ἀγορὰν (πυροῦ) (ἀρταβῶν) 7, ‘the So artabae of wheat for the supplies imposed in connexion with the King’s visit’ (Edd.). From the inserr. we may cite Sy// 226 (=% 495)® (Olbia, ¢. B.C. 230) THY Te παρουσίαν ἐμφανισάντων τοῦ βασιλέως, and OG/S 1399 (B.C. 146-116) ἀναγκάζουσι ἡμᾶς παρουσίας αὐτοῖς ποιεῖσθαι οὐχ ἑκόντας, where [ittenberger notes that the phrase παρουσίας ποιεῖσθαι is used ‘‘paullo insolentius”’ with reference to the demands which the visits entailed ; and from the ostraca, Ostr 1481* (ii/B 6.) λόγος παρου(σίας) τῆ(ς) βασιλ(ίσσης), and 70. 13724 (A.D. 33), a receipt for payments made εἰς τὴν παρουσίαν Φλάκος ἡγημών (/. Φλάκκου ἡγεμόνος). Wilcken in Archiv ν. p. 284 notesa late papyrus which shows that Christians of vi/A.D. were conscious of the technical meaning of the word: P Aphrod Cairo 3 has a petition for the παρουσία of a dx, ἣν (sc. ἐξουσίαν, i.e. the dux himself) ἐκδέχομεν mpd πολλοῦ, οἷον οἱ ἐξ “Αδου καραδοPart VI.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

παρουσία (parousia) — coming. παρουσ-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+]; παρουσίαν 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 [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 παρουσίαν ἢ κατὰ συμμαρτυρίαν [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

II. substance, property, ὡς.. ἔχομεν παρουσίας [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.2. contribution in money, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]