ξενίζω

xenizōVerbG3579

to host

From: from G3581 (ξένος);

Short Definition

to be a host (passively, a guest); by implication, be (make, appear) strange

Full Lexicon Entry

1.to receive as a guest, entertain
2.In late writers (Polyb. 2Mac, l.with), to surprise, astonish by strangeness
LXX Usage: *

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology G:V

DescriptionGreek Verb

Occurrences

10 times

Appears 10 times in the New Testament. Top books include:

Acts
7
1 Peter
2
Hebrews
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Peter 4:4
  • Acts 10:6
  • Acts 10:23
  • Acts 17:20
  • Acts 28:7

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