stranger
Found 131 times in the King James Bible
H1616
Hebrew
G3939
Greek
English Definition
properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
Ω Greek (New Testament)
Original Script
παροικέω
Transliteration
gûwr
Strong's Reference
G3939
Greek Meaning
properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid)
"Stranger" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H1616, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G3939. Context determines which original word is being used.