ξενίζω
xenizō
- to host
- to receive as a guest
- entertain
- to surprise
- astonish
STEPBible TBESG
Glosses: to host
ξενίζω
(ξένος), [in LXX: Est.3:13, Sir.29:25, 2Ma.9:6, 3Ma.7:3 * ;]
__1. to receive as a guest, entertain: with accusative of person(s), Act.10:23 28:7, Heb.13:2; pass. Act.10:6, 18 10:32 21:16.
__2. In late writers (Polyb. al.; 2Mac, l.with), to surprise, astonish by strangeness: Act.17:20; pass. 1Pe.4:4 4:12.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith
Glosses: to receive as a guest; entertain; to surprise; astonish
to receive as a guest; entertain; to surprise; astonish