Lexical Summary philoxenos: loving strangers Original Word: φιλόξενοςTransliteration: philoxenos Phonetic Spelling: (fil-ox'-en-os) Part of Speech: Adjective Short Definition: loving strangers Meaning: loving strangers Strong's Concordance hospitableFrom philos and xenos; fond of guests, i.e. Hospitable -- given to (lover of, use) hospitality. see GREEK philos see GREEK xenos Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5382: φιλόξενοςφιλόξενος, φιλόξενον (φίλος and ξένος), from Homer down, hospitable, generous to guests (given to hospitality): 1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:8; 1 Peter 4:9. |