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ξενίᾱ

First declension Noun; Feminine 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ξενίᾱ ξενίας

Structure: ξενι (Stem) + ᾱ (Ending)

Etym.: ce/nos

Sense

  1. hospitality, hospitable reception, entertainment
  2. guest room
  3. friendly relations
  4. the state/rights of a foreigner
  5. the idea that all strangers have a right to a certain gift, whether it is food, gold, entertainment or a place to stay

Declension

First declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • ἐπιστάμενον δ’ οἱο͂ν τὸ ἁμαρτόντα πρᾶξαι κακῶσ, πολλοῖσ συγγενόμενοσ καὶ πλείστων πειραθείσ, ἀφ’ ὧν ἐμοὶ ξενίαι καὶ φιλότητεσ πρὸσ πολλοὺσ καὶ βασιλέασ καὶ πόλεισ καὶ ἄλλουσ ἰδίᾳ ξένουσ γεγένηνται, ὧν ἐμὲ σῴσαντεσ μεθέξετε, καὶ ἔσται ὑμῖν χρῆσθαι τούτοισ, ὅπου ἂν ἐν καιρῷ τι ὑμῖν γίγνηται. (Andocides, Speeches, 232:1)

Synonyms

  1. hospitality

  2. guest room

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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