[B-Greek] PAROUSIA
Eric S. Weiss
eweiss at gte.net
Fri Apr 4 15:40:21 EST 2003
LSJ (Perseus, on the 'Net) defines PAROUSIA as:
1. presence
2. arrival
3. occasion
4. p. tisi poieisthai entertain them on their official _visits_,
OGI139.9 (Philae, ii B.C.).
5. in NT, the Advent, Ev.Matt.24.27, al.
6. Astrol., situation of a planet at a point
Zerwick (Zerwick-Grosvenor, otherwise known as "Max and Mary") regards
it as a technical term (t.t.) for Christ's advent (I Thess. 2:19).
These are all the tools I have here.
Thus, LSJ and Zerwick indicate in the NT it means (with reference to
Christ) His Coming.
Context is probably the best indicator as to what PAROUSIA means in a
particular verse, and in some verses it may mean simply "presence."
My two cents.
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Eric S. Weiss
http://home1.gte.net/vzn05pnm/index.htm
S.D.G.
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