ἐξένισεν
xenízō
entertained
To receive or entertain as a guest, to offer hospitality. In extended senses, to be surprised or astonished (lit. to experience something as unfamiliar or unexpected), to regard as strange. The primary sense is the action of hosting or providing accommodation for someone from outside one's group or locale. Secondary senses include reacting to something perceived as foreign, novel, or extraordinary.
Acts 28:7 · Word #22
Lexicon G3579
| Lemma | ξενίζω |
| Transliteration | xenízō |
| Strong's | G3579 |
| Definition | To receive or entertain as a guest, to offer hospitality. In extended senses, to be surprised or astonished (lit. to experience something as unfamiliar or unexpected), to regard as strange. The primary sense is the action of hosting or providing accommodation for someone from outside one's group or locale. Secondary senses include reacting to something perceived as foreign, novel, or extraordinary. |
Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | entertained |
| Literal | lodged-entertained |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ξενίζω |
| Strong's | G3579 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3579-01
he hosted as a guest
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple past/completed action), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist active indicative, third person singular, denotes a simple completed action performed by the subject. "He hosted as a guest" preserves the root sense of treating someone as a ξένος (guest/stranger) by extending hospitality. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
he hosted as a guest
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'he hosted as a guest' fits the meaning of ἐξένισεν in this hospitality context. |