Xenizō ξενίζω

Xenizō (Greek ξενίζω, Strong's G3579) is a Greek verb meaning “to host”. It occurs 10 times in 10 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Xenizō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Acts

• Acts 10:6
  He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
• Acts 10:18
  And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.They called out to ask if Simon called Peter was staying there.
• Acts 10:23
  Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.
• Acts 10:32
  Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
• Acts 17:20
  For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”
• Acts 21:16
  There went with us also certain of the disciples of Cesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple.
• Acts 28:7
  In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 13:2
  Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

1 Peter

• 1 Peter 4:4
  Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you.
• 1 Peter 4:12
  Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).