Greek verb · G3579
ξενίζω
xenizoxen-id'-zo
to receive as a guest, entertain; In late writers (Polyb., al.
10 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: xenízō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3579is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 3 of 27New Testament books
- 9spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3579
to be a host (passively, a guest); by implication, be (make, appear) strange
The King James renders it: entertain, lodge, (think it) strange.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
xenizo is rendered "to receive as a guest, entertain; In late writers (Polyb., al.". It stands 10 times in the Greek text, across three books.
- Seven of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to receive as a guest, entertain".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Acts 10:6He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
- The Greek text spells it nine different ways.
The first use
He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
Acts 10:6ξενίζεται
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to receive as a guest, entertain, and In late writers (Polyb., al..
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to receive as a guest, entertain | Tagged as
| WhereActs 10:6He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.” |
| In late writers (Polyb., al. | Tagged as
| WhereActs 17:20For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.” |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ξενία | xenia | lodging | Uses2 |
All 10, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
9 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ξενίζεται2
- ἐξένισεν1
- ἐξένισεν.¶1
- ξενίζεσθε1
- ξενίζεται.¶1
- ξενίζοντα1
- ξενίζονται1
- ξενίσαντες1
- ξενισθῶμεν1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present passive, indicative · 3rd person singular3V-PPI-3S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-AAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-AAP-NPM
- verb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 1st person plural1V-APS-1P
- verb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · neuter plural1V-PAP-APN
- verb · present passive, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-PPI-3P
- verb · present passive, command · 2nd person plural1V-PPM-2P
Acts
seven uses
He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
- ξενίζεταιxenizetaiverb · present passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: lodges
They called out to ask if Simon called Peter was staying there.
- ξενίζεται.¶xenizetaiverb · present passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is lodged
So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.
- ἐξένισενexenisenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he lodged
Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
- ξενίζεταιxenizetaiverb · present passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: lodges
For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”
- ξενίζονταxenizontaverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: Strange things
Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple.
- ξενισθῶμενxenisthomenverb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 1st person pluraltagged: we may lodge
Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.
- ἐξένισεν.¶exenisenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: entertained
Hebrews
one use
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
- ξενίσαντεςxenisantesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: have entertained
1 Peter
two uses
Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you.
- ξενίζονταιxenizontaiverb · present passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they think it strange
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
- ξενίζεσθεxenizestheverb · present passive, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do be surprised
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.