Parousia denotes a coming or arrival, especially the awaited coming of the Lord, and can also describe a person's presence.

The dominant usage denotes an awaited coming connected with the Lord, the human, or the day of God, often setting the setting for hope, readiness, judgment, or gathering. It also names the arrival of particular people and, in one contrast, bodily presence.

1. Awaited coming associated with the Lord or a day · dominant

   In Matthew 24:27 the nominative singular form stands in the comparison of the human's coming with lightning visible from east to west; the APB renders the clause "so will be the coming of the human." In 1 Thessalonians 4:15 it marks the point until which those alive remain, while 2 Thessalonians 2:1 joins the Lord Jesus Christ's coming with gathering to him. James 5:8 presents the Lord's coming as having drawn near.

   Matthew 24:27Matthew 24:371 Thessalonians 4:152 Thessalonians 2:1James 5:82 Peter 3:12
2. Arrival or personal presence · common

   In 1 Corinthians 16:17 the dative singular form occurs with Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus, whose arrival supplied a deficiency; the APB renders "the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus." In 2 Corinthians 7:6 and 2 Corinthians 7:7, Titus's arrival brings encouragement, while Philippians 2:12 contrasts presence with absence. In 2 Corinthians 10:10, the nominative singular form is used in the reported contrast between weighty letters and weak bodily presence.

   1 Corinthians 16:172 Corinthians 7:62 Corinthians 7:7Philippians 1:26Philippians 2:122 Corinthians 10:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly presents the term with "coming," including the coming of the Lord, Titus, and the day of God. It uses "presence" in the contrast of Philippians 2:12 and "bodily presence" in 2 Corinthians 10:10; these are verse renderings in a translation rather than fixed word-level equivalents.