3579. xenizó
Strong's Lexicon
xenizó: To entertain, to lodge, to surprise, to astonish

Original Word: ξενίζω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: xenizó
Pronunciation: ksen-ID-zo
Phonetic Spelling: (xen-id'-zo)
Definition: To entertain, to lodge, to surprise, to astonish
Meaning: (a) I entertain a stranger, (b) I startle, bewilder.

Word Origin: From ξένος (xenos), meaning "stranger" or "foreigner."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent, the concept of hospitality and welcoming strangers is reflected in Hebrew terms like גּוּר (gur) meaning "to sojourn" or "to dwell as a foreigner," and חָסִיד (chasid) meaning "kind" or "pious," which often includes acts of hospitality.

Usage: The verb "xenizó" primarily means to entertain or to host a stranger or guest. It can also imply being surprised or astonished by something unusual or unexpected. In the New Testament, it often carries the connotation of hospitality, especially in the context of welcoming and caring for fellow believers or strangers.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Greco-Roman world, hospitality was a highly valued virtue. It was common for travelers to rely on the kindness of strangers for lodging and sustenance. The early Christian community emphasized hospitality as a reflection of God's love and as a means of building community. This practice was especially important in a time when inns were scarce and often unsafe.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from xenos
Definition
to receive as a guest, to surprise
NASB Translation
entertained (2), gave...lodging (1), lodge (1), staying (3), strange things (1), surprised (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3579: ξενίζω

ξενίζω; 1 aorist ἐξενισα; passive, present ξενίζομαι; 1 aorist ἐξενίσθην; from Homer down;

1. to receive as a guest, to entertain hospitably: τινα, Acts 10:23; Acts 28:7; Hebrews 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 Corinthians 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 Peter 4:12 (Polybius 1, 23, 5; 3,68, 9); ἐν with the dative of the thing (cf. Buttmann, § 133, 23), 1 Peter 4:4.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
entertain, lodge, think it strange.

From xenos; to be a host (passively, a guest); by implication, be (make, appear) strange -- entertain, lodge, (think it) strange.

see GREEK xenos

Forms and Transliterations
εξένισε εξενισεν εξένισεν ἐξένισεν ξένια ξενιζεσθε ξενίζεσθε ξενιζεται ξενίζεται ξενιζοντα ξενίζοντα ξενιζονται ξενίζονται ξενίοις ξενισαντες ξενίσαντες ξενισθωμεν ξενισθώμεν ξενισθῶμεν ξενισμός exenisen exénisen xenisantes xenísantes xenisthomen xenisthômen xenisthōmen xenisthō̂men xenizesthe xenízesthe xenizetai xenízetai xenizonta xenízonta xenizontai xenízontai
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Acts 10:6 V-PIM/P-3S
GRK: οὗτος ξενίζεται παρά τινι
NAS: he is staying with a tanner
KJV: He lodgeth with one
INT: He lodges with a certain

Acts 10:18 V-PIM/P-3S
GRK: Πέτρος ἐνθάδε ξενίζεται
NAS: Peter, was staying there.
KJV: was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.
INT: Peter here is lodged

Acts 10:23 V-AIA-3S
GRK: οὖν αὐτοὺς ἐξένισεν Τῇ δὲ
NAS: he invited them in and gave them lodging. And on the next day
KJV: in, and lodged [them]. And
INT: therefore them he lodged [them] on the moreover

Acts 10:32 V-PIM/P-3S
GRK: Πέτρος οὗτος ξενίζεται ἐν οἰκίᾳ
NAS: Peter, to come to you; he is staying at the house
KJV: Peter; he is lodged in the house
INT: Peter he lodges in [the] house

Acts 17:20 V-PPA-ANP
GRK: ξενίζοντα γάρ τινα
NAS: some strange things to our ears;
KJV: certain strange things to
INT: strange things indeed some

Acts 21:16 V-ASP-1P
GRK: παρ' ᾧ ξενισθῶμεν Μνάσωνί τινι
NAS: with whom we were to lodge.
KJV: disciple, with whom we should lodge.
INT: with whom we might lodge Mnason a certain

Acts 28:7 V-AIA-3S
GRK: τρεῖς φιλοφρόνως ἐξένισεν
NAS: welcomed us and entertained us courteously
KJV: received us, and lodged us three days
INT: three hospitably lodged [us]

Hebrews 13:2 V-APA-NMP
GRK: ἔλαθόν τινες ξενίσαντες ἀγγέλους
NAS: some have entertained angels
KJV: some have entertained angels
INT: unawares some have entertained angels

1 Peter 4:4 V-PIM/P-3P
GRK: ἐν ᾧ ξενίζονται μὴ συντρεχόντων
NAS: In [all] this, they are surprised that you do not run
KJV: Wherein they think it strange that ye
INT: Wherein this they think it strange not running with [them]

1 Peter 4:12 V-PMM/P-2P
GRK: Ἀγαπητοί μὴ ξενίζεσθε τῇ ἐν
NAS: Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal
KJV: not strange concerning the
INT: Beloved not take as strange the among

Strong's Greek 3579
10 Occurrences


ἐξένισεν — 2 Occ.
ξενίσαντες — 1 Occ.
ξενισθῶμεν — 1 Occ.
ξενίζεσθε — 1 Occ.
ξενίζεται — 3 Occ.
ξενίζοντα — 1 Occ.
ξενίζονται — 1 Occ.

















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