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παρουσία
parousía · Greek · Strong's G3952 · 24 occurrences
The KJV renders 4 different Greek words as “coming”
What it means
a being near, i.e. advent (often, return; specially, of Christ to punish Jerusalem, or finally the wicked); (by implication) physically, aspect
from the present participle of G3918 (πάρειμι);
How the KJV renders it
coming, presence
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“coming”
Questions this word decides
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Is the rapture biblical?
- Will everyone ultimately be saved?
Where it appears
24 occurrences in the Greek text.
1 Corinthians 15:23 N-DSF1 Corinthians 16:17 N-DSF1 John 2:28 N-DSF1 Thessalonians 2:19 N-DSF1 Thessalonians 3:13 N-DSF1 Thessalonians 4:15 N-ASF1 Thessalonians 5:23 N-DSF2 Corinthians 7:6 N-DSF2 Corinthians 7:7 N-DSF2 Corinthians 10:10 N-NSF2 Peter 1:16 N-ASF2 Peter 3:4 N-GSF2 Peter 3:12 N-ASF2 Thessalonians 2:1 N-GSF2 Thessalonians 2:8 N-GSF2 Thessalonians 2:9 N-NSFJames 5:7 N-GSFJames 5:8 N-NSFMatthew 24:3 N-GSFMatthew 24:27 N-NSFMatthew 24:37 N-NSFMatthew 24:39 N-NSFPhilippians 1:26 N-GSFPhilippians 2:12 N-DSF
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