Innkeeper
πανδοχεύςStrong’s G3830pandocheus
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Pandocheus is the Greek word usually translated “innkeeper”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.”
Meaning
Usually translated “innkeeper”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- innkeeper 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
πανδοχεύς pandocheus · innkeeper
παν-δοχεύς, -έως, ὁ (πᾶς, δέχομαι), late form of the Att.. πανδοκεύς (T, in l), an innkeeper, host: Luk.10:35.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “innkeeper” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
INN'KEEPER, noun
[inn and keep.]
An innholder. In America, the innkeeper is often a tavern keeper or taverner, as well as an innkeeper the inn for furnishing lodgings and provisions being usually united with the tavern for the sale of liquors.
All definitions and other forms of “innkeeper”
INN, verb intransitive
To take up lodging; to lodge.
INN, verb transitive
To house; to put under cover.
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.