Inn
πανδοχεῖονStrong’s G3829pandocheion
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Pandocheion is the Greek word usually translated “inn”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.”
Meaning
Usually translated “inn”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- an inn 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
πανδοχεῖον pandocheion · inn
παν-δοχεῖον (-δοκίον, Τ), -ου, τό (πανδοχεύς), late form of Att.. πανδοκεῖον, an inn (khân, caravanserai): Luk.10:34.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “inn” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
INN, noun
[Heb. To dwell or to pitch a tent.]
- A house for the lodging and entertainment of travelers.“There was no room for them in the inn” Luke 2:7
- In England, a college of municipal or common law professors and students; formerly, the town-house of a nobleman, bishop or other distinguished personage, in which he resided when he attended the court.
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.