Hospitality
φιλοξενίαStrong’s G5381philoxenia
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Philoxenia is the Greek word usually translated “hospitality”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.”
Meaning
Usually translated “hospitality”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- hospitality 1
- of hospitality 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
- Hebrews 1
2 books in all.
Related words
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Greek dictionary
φιλοξενία philoxenia · hospitality
φιλο-ξενία, -ας, ἡ (φιλόξενος), love of strangers, hospitality: Rom.12:13, Heb.13:2.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “hospitality” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HOSPITAL'ITY, noun
[Latin hospitalitas.]
The act or practice of receiving and entertaining strangers or guests without reward, or with kind and generous liberality.
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.