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To spend the night

αὐλίζομαιStrong’s G0835

aulizomai

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Aulizomai is the Greek word usually translated “passed the night” and “was lodging”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.”
Matthew 21:17 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “passed the night” and “was lodging”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • he passed the night 1
  • he was lodging 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 1
  • Luke 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

αὐλίζομαι aulizomai · to spend the night

αὐλίζομαι (αὐλή), [in LXX chiefly for לוּן ;] 1. prop., to lodge in a courtyard. 2. to lodge in the open. 3. to pass the night, lodge (LXX; MM, see word): Mat.21:17, Luk.21:37.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.