noun · feminine
filoxenias
Greekφιλοξενία (filoxenia)
Strong’sG5381
hospitality
stem filoxeni-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* φιλο-ξενία, -ας, ἡ
(< φιλόξενος),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5381 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfil-on-ex-ee'-ah
hospitableness
Fromfrom G5382;
King Jamesentertain stranger, hospitality.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | filoxenias | filoxeniais |
| object accusative | filoxenian1×φιλοξενίαν | filoxeniain |
| direct address vocative | filoxeniar | filoxeniair |
| of, belonging to genitive | filoxeniau1×φιλοξενίας | filoxeniaiu |
| to, for dative | filoxenia | filoxeniai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
filoxenia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
filoxenian“hospitality”objectaccusative singular1×
Romans 12:13“hospitality”tai chreiai toiu hagioiu koinōnarōtois, tan filoxenian diōkarōtois.Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.
filoxeniau“hospitality”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Hebrews 13:2“hospitality”tau filoxeniau mē epilanthanevōr, dia houtau gar lanthanala tinois xenizaratois angeloin.Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.