xenizō · host, surprise

What it means

xenizō (ξενίζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “host, surprise”.

Receive someone as a guest, give lodging; also surprise or astonish with something strange.

How to say it

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

1. To welcome someone into your home.
2. To find something strange.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• staying as a guest ×3
• be surprised ×1
• have entertained ×1
• he gave them lodging ×1
• hosted us ×1
• strange things ×1
• they are surprised ×1
• we were to stay ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Acts×7
• Hebrews×1
• 1 Peter×2

• Acts 10:6

  He is staying as a guest with a certain Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.”

• Acts 10:18

  And calling out, they were asking whether Simon, who is called Peter, was staying as a guest there.

• Acts 10:23

  So inviting them in, he gave them lodging. And on the next day he got up and went out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa went with him.

• Acts 10:32

  So send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter; he is staying as a guest in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.’

• Acts 17:20

  For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know what these things mean.”

• Acts 21:16

  And some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us, bringing us to a certain Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we were to stay.

• Acts 28:7

  Now in the parts around that place there were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and hosted us kindly for three days.

• Hebrews 13:2

  Do not forget hospitality, for through it some have entertained angels without knowing it.

• 1 Peter 4:4

  In this they are surprised that you do not run with them into the same flood of dissipation, and they blaspheme;

• 1 Peter 4:12

  Beloved, do not be surprised at the fire among you, which comes upon you for a trial, as though something strange were happening to you,