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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)
  • καὶ ἐπάταξε Δαυὶδ τὴν Μωὰβ καὶ διεμέτρησεν αὐτοὺσ ἐν σχοινίοισ κοιμίσασ αὐτοὺσ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ ἐγένετο τὰ δύο σχοινίσματα τοῦ θανατῶσαι, καὶ τὰ δύο σχοινίσματα ἐζώγρησε, καὶ ἐγένετο Μωὰβ τῷ Δαυὶδ εἰσ δούλουσ φέροντασ ξένια. (Septuagint, Liber II Samuelis 8:2)
  • καὶ ἔθετο Δαυὶδ φρουρὰν ἐν Συρίᾳ τῇ κατὰ Δαμασκόν, καὶ ἐγένετο ὁ Σύροσ τῷ Δαυὶδ εἰσ δούλουσ φέροντασ ξένια. καὶ ἔσωσε Κύριοσ τὸν Δαυὶδ ἐν πᾶσιν, οἷσ ἐπορεύετο. (Septuagint, Liber II Samuelis 8:6)
  • καὶ προγραφήτωσαν τῶν Ἰουδαίων εἰσ τὰσ δυνάμεισ τοῦ βασιλέωσ εἰσ τριάκοντα χιλιάδασ ἀνδρῶν, καὶ δοθήσεται αὐτοῖσ ξένια ὡσ καθήκει πάσαισ ταῖσ δυνάμεσι τοῦ βασιλέωσ. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees I 10:36)
  • καὶ λαβὼν ἀργύριον καὶ χρυσίον καὶ ἱματισμὸν καὶ ἕτερα ξένια πλείονα ἐπορεύθη πρὸσ τὸν βασιλέα εἰσ Πτολεμαί̈δα καὶ εὗρε χάριν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees I 11:24)
  • Τῶν δὲ Ἰουδαίων διαπεμψαμένων πρὸσ αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τῆσ γερουσίασ καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων τοὺσ ἀσπασομένουσ αὐτὸν καὶ ξένια κομιοῦντασ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῖσ συμβεβηκόσι συγχαρησομένουσ, συνέβη μᾶλλον αὐτὸν προθυμηθῆναι ὡσ τάχιστα πρὸσ αὐτοὺσ παραγενέσθαι. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees III 1:8)

Synonyms

  1. hospitality

  2. guest room

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