Word study · Greek
philoxenia
hospitality
Say it: fil-ox-en-EE-ah (approximate)
φιλοξενία
What it means
Love of strangers, hospitality. Paul says believers should be "given to hospitality" (12:13). The only other New Testament use is in Hebrews 13:2: "Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers."
Range of meaning
- HospitalityWelcoming strangers.
In Romans
- Chapter 12
"Given to hospitality" (12:13).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G5381 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources