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== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_78652" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_78652" /> == | ||
<div> 1: | <div> '''1: παρεπίδημος ''' (Strong'S #3927 Adjective parepidemos par-ep-id'-ay-mos ) </div> <p> an adjective signifying "sojourning in a strange place, away from one's own people" (para, "from," expressing a contrary condition, and epidemeo, "to sojourn;" demos, "a people"), is used of [[Ot]] saints, Hebrews 11:13 , "pilgrims" (coupled with xenos, "a foreigner"); of Christians, 1 Peter 1:1 , "sojourners (of the Dispersion)," [[Rv;]] Hebrews 2:11 , "pilgrims" (coupled with paroikos, "an alien, sojourner"); the word is thus used metaphorically of those to whom [[Heaven]] is their own country, and who are sojourners on earth. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_157301" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_157301" /> == | ||
<p> (1): (n.) A wayfarer; a wanderer; a traveler; a stranger. </p> <p> (2): (a.) Of or pertaining to a pilgrim, or pilgrims; making pilgrimages. </p> <p> (3): (v. i.) To journey; to wander; to ramble. </p> <p> (4): (n.) One who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee; as, a pilgrim to Loretto; [[Canterbury]] pilgrims. See Palmer. </p> | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] wayfarer; a wanderer; a traveler; a stranger. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' a.) Of or pertaining to a pilgrim, or pilgrims; making pilgrimages. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' v. i.) To journey; to wander; to ramble. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) One who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee; as, a pilgrim to Loretto; [[Canterbury]] pilgrims. See Palmer. </p> | ||
== Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_198171" /> == | == Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_198171" /> == | ||
<p> Hebrews 11:13 (b) This name is applied to the Christian's attitude toward the world. Though he lives in it, he is not a part of it. He is only occupied with its affairs insofar as this is necessary for proper living. The [[Christian]] belongs to Heaven. His hopes and ambitions are for the other world. He is a citizen of GOD's kingdom. The [[Saviour]] explains this fully in His prayer in joh17. (See also1Pe 2:11). </p> | <p> Hebrews 11:13 (b) This name is applied to the Christian's attitude toward the world. Though he lives in it, he is not a part of it. He is only occupied with its affairs insofar as this is necessary for proper living. The [[Christian]] belongs to Heaven. His hopes and ambitions are for the other world. He is a citizen of GOD's kingdom. The [[Saviour]] explains this fully in His prayer in joh17. (See also1Pe 2:11). </p> | ||
== Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_20379" /> == | == Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_20379" /> == | ||
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== Bridgeway Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_18947" /> == | == Bridgeway Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_18947" /> == | ||
<p> See | <p> See [[Foreigner.]] </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_55679" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_55679" /> == | ||
<p> is used in the A. V. only in the old sense of sojourner, for παρεπίδημος (Hebrews 11:13; 1 Peter 2:11; "stranger," 1 Peter 1:1). Similarly in the O.T. "pilgrimage" occurs as a rendering of מָגוּר, maguir, which signifies a stay, or an abode in a foreign country, travels (en. 17:8). Metaphorically, it is applied to the sojourning on earth; thus the patriarch | <p> is used in the [[A.]] [[V.]] only in the old sense of sojourner, for παρεπίδημος ( Hebrews 11:13; 1 Peter 2:11; "stranger," 1 Peter 1:1). Similarly in the [[O.T.]] "pilgrimage" occurs as a rendering of מָגוּר, ''maguir,'' which signifies a ''stay,'' or an abode in a foreign country, travels (en. 17:8). Metaphorically, it is applied to the sojourning on earth; thus the patriarch Jacob says to Pharaoh, "The days of the years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years ( Genesis 47:9). The [[Psalmist]] likewise says, "Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage" ( Psalms 119:54). </p> | ||
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Revision as of 22:45, 12 October 2021
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]
an adjective signifying "sojourning in a strange place, away from one's own people" (para, "from," expressing a contrary condition, and epidemeo, "to sojourn;" demos, "a people"), is used of Ot saints, Hebrews 11:13 , "pilgrims" (coupled with xenos, "a foreigner"); of Christians, 1 Peter 1:1 , "sojourners (of the Dispersion)," Rv; Hebrews 2:11 , "pilgrims" (coupled with paroikos, "an alien, sojourner"); the word is thus used metaphorically of those to whom Heaven is their own country, and who are sojourners on earth.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( n.) A wayfarer; a wanderer; a traveler; a stranger.
(2): ( a.) Of or pertaining to a pilgrim, or pilgrims; making pilgrimages.
(3): ( v. i.) To journey; to wander; to ramble.
(4): ( n.) One who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee; as, a pilgrim to Loretto; Canterbury pilgrims. See Palmer.
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types [3]
Hebrews 11:13 (b) This name is applied to the Christian's attitude toward the world. Though he lives in it, he is not a part of it. He is only occupied with its affairs insofar as this is necessary for proper living. The Christian belongs to Heaven. His hopes and ambitions are for the other world. He is a citizen of GOD's kingdom. The Saviour explains this fully in His prayer in joh17. (See also1Pe 2:11).
Charles Buck Theological Dictionary [4]
One who travels through foreign countries to visit holy places, and to pay his devotion to the relics of dead saints. The word is formed from the Flemish Pelgrim, or Italian, pelegrino, which signifies the same; and those originally from the Latin peregrinus, a stranger or traveller.
Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament [5]
See Stranger.
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary [6]
See Foreigner.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [7]
is used in the A. V. only in the old sense of sojourner, for παρεπίδημος ( Hebrews 11:13; 1 Peter 2:11; "stranger," 1 Peter 1:1). Similarly in the O.T. "pilgrimage" occurs as a rendering of מָגוּר, maguir, which signifies a stay, or an abode in a foreign country, travels (en. 17:8). Metaphorically, it is applied to the sojourning on earth; thus the patriarch Jacob says to Pharaoh, "The days of the years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years ( Genesis 47:9). The Psalmist likewise says, "Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage" ( Psalms 119:54).
References
- ↑ Pilgrim from Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
- ↑ Pilgrim from Webster's Dictionary
- ↑ Pilgrim from Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types
- ↑ Pilgrim from Charles Buck Theological Dictionary
- ↑ Pilgrim from Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament
- ↑ Pilgrim from Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Pilgrim from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
