Hospitable
φιλόξενοςStrong’s G5382philoxenos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Philoxenos is the Greek word usually translated “hospitable”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;”
Meaning
Usually translated “hospitable”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- hospitable 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 1
- Titus 1
- 1 Peter 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
φιλόξενος philoxenos · hospitable
φιλό-ξενος, -ον loving strangers, hospitable: 1Ti.3:2, Tit.1:8, 1Pe.4:9.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “hospitable” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HOS'PITABLE, adjective
[Latin hospitalis, from hospes, a guest.]
- Receiving and entertaining strangers, with kindness and without reward; kind to strangers and guests; disposed to treat guests with generous kindness; as a hospitable man.
- Proceeding from or indicating kindness to guests; manifesting generosity; as a hospitable table; hospitable rites.
- Inviting to strangers; offering kind reception; indicating hospitality.
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.