Xénos — G3581

G3581 · Greek — ξένος

Pronunciation: xen'-os

Definition

adjective

foreign (literally, alien, or figuratively, novel); by implication, a guest or (vice-versa) entertainer

  1. a foreigner, stranger
    1. properly
    2. tropically
  2. one echo receives and entertains another hospitably

Usually translated as

stranger, strange, host

Origin

apparently a primary word

Occurrences

Xénos occurs 14 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (5), Acts (2), Romans (1), Ephesians (2), Hebrews (2), 1 Peter (1), 3 John (1)

Strong's Lexicon — X