Word 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
hospitable
From 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.