φιλόξενος
philoxenos · hospitable
Greek word · Strong’s number G5382 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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philoxenos (φιλόξενος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “hospitable”.
Glad to welcome strangers.
How to say it
phi·lo·xe·nos
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
- Glad to receive strangers.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 1 Timothy 3:2
So the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober, sensible, orderly, hospitable, able to teach,
- Titus 1:8
but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,
- 1 Peter 4:9
Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.