Lodging
ξενίαStrong’s G3578xenia
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Xenia is the Greek word usually translated “lodging”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.”
Meaning
Usually translated “lodging”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- lodging 1
- a lodging 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
- Philemon 1
2 books in all.
Greek dictionary
ξενία xenia · lodging
ξενία, -ας, ἡ (ξένος), [in LXX: Sir.29:27 Bl* ;] hospitality, entertainment: Phm 22 (cf. ICC, in l, but see infr.). By meton., a place of entertainment, a lodging-place: Act.28:23, and so perh. Phm 22 (Lft., in l, Phi., p. 9; but see supr., and cf. MM, xvii).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “lodging” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LODG'ING, participle present
tense
- Placing at rest; depositing; furnishing lodgings.
- Resting for a night; residing for a time.
All definitions and other forms of “lodging”
LODG'ING, noun
- A place of rest for a night, or of residence for a time; temporary habitation; apartment.
- Place of residence.
- Harbor; cover; place of rest.
- Convenience for repose at night.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.