γείτων
geitōn · neighbor
Greek word · Strong’s number G1069 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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geitōn (γείτων) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “neighbor”.
How to say it
gei·tōn
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A person who lives nearby, in the same village or neighborhood.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Luke 14:12
And he was also saying to the one who had invited him, “When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not call your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid.
- Luke 15:6
And when he comes into the house, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’
- Luke 15:9
And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma that I had lost.’
- John 9:8
So the neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying, “Is not this the one who used to sit and beg?”