ξένος — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

Aeol. perh.ξέννοςTheoc.ουmξένος1 man who is a stranger or unknown personto oneself, one's family, associates, people, city, or sim.; traditionally held to be under Zeus' protection and thus owed duties of hospitality; freq. appos.w. ἄνθρωπος, ἀνήρ, or a pers. name; also freq. voc., as a term of addressstranger, visitor, foreignerHom.ref. to an enemyforeigner, alienA. Hdt. E. man giving or receiving hospitalitywhether in a formal ongoing relationship or through recent acquaintancehost, guest, friendHom.man in a formal relationship of friendshipw. another fr. a different family, Greek or non-Greek, involving reciprocal and ritualised obligationsguest-friend, friendHom.pl., ref. to two states or peoples in such a relationshipHdt. resident foreignerin a city-state, without the rights of a meticforeigner, alienTh. hired foreignerfor military enterprisesmercenaryTh. ξένη

Ion.ξείνηης

dial.ξένᾱalsoξείνᾱᾱςf girl or woman not from one's own family or communitysts. appos.w. γυνή or sim.; freq. voc., as a term of addressforeigner, stranger, guestfriendhHom. Pi. Trag.

ShortDef

a guest, guest-friend, stranger; foreign

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ξένος

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ξένος

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ξενος

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ξένος2

Ion.ξεῖνος

Ion.ξείνηης

dial.ξένᾱalsoξείνᾱᾱςf girl or woman not from one's own family or communitysts. appos.w. γυνή or sim.; freq. voc., as a term of addressforeigner, stranger, guestfriendhHom. Pi. Trag.

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41760

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-41761

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