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ξείνια, Att. ξένια (cf. ξεινήϊον), τά, friendly gifts, given to the guest by his host, esp. meat and drink, ξείνιά τʼ εὖ παρέθηκεν, ἅ τε ξείνοις θέμις ἐστίν Il. 11.779, cf. 18.387, Od. 5.91, etc.; εἴ μοι ξ. δοίη 9.229, cf. 19.185 (less freq. in sg., ἵνα τοι δῶ ξείνιον 9.356, cf. 20.296, Pi. P. 4.35, SIG 662.32 ( Delos, ii B. C.)); ξένια . . παρέσχε δαῖτα as a friendly gift, A. Ag. 1590 ; βοῦν ξένια ἔπεμψαν X. HG 7.2.3, cf. PCair.Zen. 75.6 (iii B. C.) ; ξ. δοῦναι E. Cyc. 301 ; ξ. λήψῃ ib. 342 ; δέξασθαι Lys. 18.12 ; ἐπὶ ξείνια καλέειν to invite one to meat, Hdt. 2.107, 5.18, cf. IG 1(2).19.14, 108, X. HG 6.4.20, Vect. 3.4, D. 7.20, etc. ( ἐπὶ ξενίαν and ἐπὶ ξενίᾳ freq. as f.l., X. Vect. l.c., D. l.c., D.S. 8.25, 13.83, D.H. 1.40, Philostr. VA 3.33, etc.) ; ἐπὶ ξείνια παραλαβεῖν τινα Hdt. 4.154 ; ξ. προθεῖναι, προθέσθαι, Id. 7.29, 135 ; ἐπαγγείλασθαι καταγωγὴν καὶ ξ. Id. 6.35 ; ξενίοις δέχεσθαί τινα X. An. 5.5.24 : freq. of presents sent by peaceful inhabitants to an army, ib. 5.5.2, 14, 25, al.; of provisions supplied to a king or official on a visit, Theopomp.Hist. 22 (d), PPetr. 2p.25 (iii B. C.), PGrenf. 2.14 (b). 9 (iii B. C.), etc.; also of tribute, LXX 2 Ki. 8.2, OGI 132.11 ( Egypt, ii B. C.); of honoraria to artists, SIG 689.10 ( Delph., ii B. C.) : metaph., θάνατος ξένιά σοι γενήσεται E. Hel. 480.