Strongs Number: G3581
- Greek Word
- ξένος
- Transliteration
- xenos
- Phonetic
- xen'-os
- Part of Speech
- Adjective
- Strongs Definition
-
foreign (literally alien or figuratively novel); by implication a guest or (vice-versa) entertainer
- Thayers Definition
-
1. a foreigner, a stranger
a. alien (from a person or a thing)
b. without the knowledge of, without a share in
c. new, unheard of
2. one who receives and entertains another hospitably
a. with whom he stays or lodges, a host
- Origin
- Apparently a primary word
- Bible Usage
- host strange (-r).