Word study · Greek
philóxenos
hospitable
Say it: fil-OX-en-os (approximate)
φιλόξενος
What it means
Hospitable, a lover of strangers (philos "love" plus xenos "stranger"). In 3:2, the overseer must be "hospitable," and in Titus 1:8. Also Hebrews 13:2 and 1 Peter 4:9.
Range of meaning
- HospitableWelcoming guests.
- Lover of strangersKind to outsiders.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 3
"Hospitable" (3:2).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G5382 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources