ξενίζω
xenízō · G3579 · Greek · 10 occurrences
Meanings
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to show hospitality, to receive a stranger as a guest, hospitality
To receive and show hospitality to a stranger, that is, someone who is not regarded as a member of the extended family or a close friend
ExamplesActs 10:6 he is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the sea.”
Acts 10:18 and calling out, they were asking whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was staying there.
Acts 10:32 ‘Therefore send some men to Joppa and invite Simon, who is also called Peter, to come to you; he is staying at the house of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
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to be surprised
(Compare ξένος ‘unknown, surprising,’) To experience a sudden feeling of unexpected wonder
ExamplesActs 17:20 “For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know what these things mean.”
1 Peter 4:4 In all this, they are surprised that you do not run with them in the same excesses of debauchery, and they slander you;
1 Peter 4:12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though something strange were happening to you;
How it’s used In 7 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
10 occurrences in 8 groups
- οὗτοςthis 2
- Not stated (participle) 2
- ὅςwho, which, that 1
- ΣίμωνSimon 1
- Not stated: we 1
- Not stated: you (more than one) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἄγγελοςangel, messenger 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
4 occurrences in 5 groups
- ἐνin+ οἰκίαhouse, home, dwelling 1
- ἐνin+ ὅςwho, which, that 1
- παράfrom, with, beside+ θάλασσαsea, lake 1
- παράfrom, with, beside+ ὅςwho, which, that 1
- παράfrom, with, beside+ ΣίμωνSimon 1
With adverbsAdverbs
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἐνθάδεhere 1
- φιλοφρόνωςkindly 1
Named alongside itApposition
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ΜνάσωνMnason 1
- πρῶτοςfirst 1
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 3 groups
- εἰσφέρωto bring in 1
- πυνθάνομαιto inquire 1
- φωνέωto call, to cry out 1
It is given or told toIndirect object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἄγωto bring, to lead 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Semantic domains 2 entries
- To be surprised25.206
- Explaining the Athenians' curiosity, Acts 17:20 states “‘For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know what these things mean,’” where “strange” renders this verb used adjectivally, describing what causes surprise.
- To show hospitality, to receive a stranger as a guest, hospitality34.57
- Describing Cornelius' welcome of Peter's messengers, Acts 10:23 states “So he invited them in and gave them lodging. Now on the next day he got ready and went away with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him,” where “gave them lodging” renders this same verb, here in its sense of receiving guests hospitably.
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon 1 aorist ἐξενισα; passive, present ξενίζομαι; 1 aorist ἐξενίσθην; from Homer down; 1. to…
1. to receive as a guest, to entertain hospitably: τινα, Acts 10:23; Acts 28:7; Heb 13:2; passive to be recieved hospitably; to stay as a guest, to lodge (be lodged): ἐνθάδε, Acts 10:18; ἐν οἰκία τίνος, Acts 10:32; παρά τίνι, Acts 10:6; Acts 21:16 (cf. Buttmann, 284 (244); Winer's Grammar, 214 (201)), and sundry manuscripts in 1 Cor 16:19; (Diodorus 14, 30).
2. to surprise or astonish by the strangeness and novelty of a thing (cf. German befremden): ζενιζοντα τινα, Acts 17:20 (ξενιζουσα πρόσοψις καί καταπληκτικη, Polybius 3, 114, 4; τόν Θεόν ἐξενιζε τό πραττόμενον, Josephus, Antiquities 1, 1, 4; ξενιζουσαι συμφοραι, 2 Macc. 9:6); passive to be surprised, astonished at the novelty or strangeness of a thing; to think strange, be shocked: with the dative of the thing (Winer's Grammar, § 31, 1 f.), 1 Pet 4:12 (Polybius 1, 23, 5; 3,68, 9); ἐν with the dative of the thing (cf. Buttmann, § 133, 23), 1 Pet 4:4.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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