parousia
Noun
Meaning
The nativity of our Lord.
The last day.
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The Roman advent coins struck by the cities of Corinth and Patras for Nero 's visit reveals the correspondence between the Greek "parousia" and the Latin "Adventus" and their relationship to the Greek word "epiphany" that means "appearing".
It calls on Christians to wait patiently for the parousia and to study scripture.
The etymology of the Greek word parousia is related to para "beside" ousia "presence".
The Greek word parousia here corresponded to the Latin word advent.
Theological usage main The word "parousia" is mainly used in Christian theology to refer to the second coming of Christ.
They base this belief on a rendering of the Greek word parousia —usually translated as "coming" when referring to Christ—as "presence".