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ξένος

xenosforeignHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentAdjective14 occurrences7 books14 verses

Definition

ξένος, -η, -ον

[in LXX chiefly for נׇכְרִי ;]

(a) foreign, alien: δαιμόνια, Acts 17:18; διδαχαί Hebrews 13:9;

(b) with genitive of thing(s), strange to, estranged from, ignorant of: Ephesians 2:12;

(with) strange, unusual: 1 Peter 4:12.

As subst., ὁ ξ.,

(a) a foreigner, stranger: Matthew 25:35, 38; 25:43-44; 27:7, Acts 17:21, 3 John 5; ξέίνοι κ. τάροικοι (opposite to συμπολῖται, οίκεῖοι), Ephesians 2:19; ξ. καὶ παρεπίδημοι, Hebrews 11:13;

(b) one of the parties bound by ties of hospitality;

α the guest;

β the host (= ξενοδόκος, Hom., Ii, xv, 532) : Romans 16:23.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ξένος:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

14 total
  1. Matthew 25:35ξένος · a stranger
    For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,
  2. Matthew 25:38ξένον · a stranger
    When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
  3. Matthew 25:43ξένος · a stranger
    I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.’
  4. Matthew 25:44ξένον · a stranger
    And they too will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’
  5. Matthew 27:7ξένοις · foreigners
    After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.
  6. Acts 17:18Ξένων · foreign
    Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
  7. Acts 17:21ξένοι · foreigners
    Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
  8. Romans 16:23ξένος · has hosted
    Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our brother Quartus.
  9. Ephesians 2:12ξένοι · strangers
    …remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
  10. Ephesians 2:19ξένοι · strangers
    Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,
  11. Hebrews 11:13ξένοι · strangers
    All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
  12. Hebrews 13:9ξέναις · [of] strange
    Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.
  13. 1 Peter 4:12ξένου · something strange
    Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
  14. 3 John 1:5ξένους · strangers [to you]
    Beloved, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, and especially since they are strangers to you.