ξενίζω
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ξένος (xénos) + -ίζω (-ízō)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kse.níz.dɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /kseˈni.zo/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /kseˈni.zo/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /kseˈni.zo/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /kseˈni.zo/
Verb
ξενίζω • (xenízō)
- (transitive) to receive or entertain strangers, to receive as a guest
- (transitive) to astonish
- (transitive) to lodge (guests)
- (transitive) to think strange
- (intransitive) to be a stranger, speak with a foreign accent
- (intransitive) to be strange or unusual
Conjugation
Present: ξενῐ́ζω, ξενῐ́ζομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ξενῐ́ζω | ξενῐ́ζεις | ξενῐ́ζει | ξενῐ́ζετον | ξενῐ́ζετον | ξενῐ́ζομεν | ξενῐ́ζετε | ξενῐ́ζουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ξενῐ́ζω | ξενῐ́ζῃς | ξενῐ́ζῃ | ξενῐ́ζητον | ξενῐ́ζητον | ξενῐ́ζωμεν | ξενῐ́ζητε | ξενῐ́ζωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ξενῐ́ζοιμῐ | ξενῐ́ζοις | ξενῐ́ζοι | ξενῐ́ζοιτον | ξενῐζοίτην | ξενῐ́ζοιμεν | ξενῐ́ζοιτε | ξενῐ́ζοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ξένῐζε | ξενῐζέτω | ξενῐ́ζετον | ξενῐζέτων | ξενῐ́ζετε | ξενῐζόντων | |||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | ξενῐ́ζομαι | ξενῐ́ζῃ, ξενῐ́ζει |
ξενῐ́ζεται | ξενῐ́ζεσθον | ξενῐ́ζεσθον | ξενῐζόμεθᾰ | ξενῐ́ζεσθε | ξενῐ́ζονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ξενῐ́ζωμαι | ξενῐ́ζῃ | ξενῐ́ζηται | ξενῐ́ζησθον | ξενῐ́ζησθον | ξενῐζώμεθᾰ | ξενῐ́ζησθε | ξενῐ́ζωνται | |||||
| optative | ξενῐζοίμην | ξενῐ́ζοιο | ξενῐ́ζοιτο | ξενῐ́ζοισθον | ξενῐζοίσθην | ξενῐζοίμεθᾰ | ξενῐ́ζοισθε | ξενῐ́ζοιντο | |||||
| imperative | ξενῐ́ζου | ξενῐζέσθω | ξενῐ́ζεσθον | ξενῐζέσθων | ξενῐ́ζεσθε | ξενῐζέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/ | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ξενῐ́ζειν | ξενῐ́ζεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ξενῐ́ζων | ξενῐζόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ξενῐ́ζουσᾰ | ξενῐζομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ξενῐ́ζον | ξενῐζόμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Imperfect: ἐξένῐζον, ἐξενῐζόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐξένῐζον | ἐξένῐζες | ἐξένῐζε(ν) | ἐξενῐ́ζετον | ἐξενῐζέτην | ἐξενῐ́ζομεν | ἐξενῐ́ζετε | ἐξένῐζον | ||||
| middle/ |
indicative | ἐξενῐζόμην | ἐξενῐ́ζου | ἐξενῐ́ζετο | ἐξενῐ́ζεσθον | ἐξενῐζέσθην | ἐξενῐζόμεθᾰ | ἐξενῐ́ζεσθε | ἐξενῐ́ζοντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Future: ξενῐέω, ξενῐέομαι, ξενῐσθήσομαι (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ξενῐέω | ξενῐέεις | ξενῐέει | ξενῐέετον | ξενῐέετον | ξενῐέομεν | ξενῐέετε | ξενῐέουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ξενῐέοιμῐ | ξενῐέοις | ξενῐέοι | ξενῐέοιτον | ξενῐεοίτην | ξενῐέοιμεν | ξενῐέοιτε | ξενῐέοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | ξενῐέομαι | ξενῐέῃ, ξενῐέει |
ξενῐέεται | ξενῐέεσθον | ξενῐέεσθον | ξενῐεόμεθᾰ | ξενῐέεσθε | ξενῐέονται | ||||
| optative | ξενῐεοίμην | ξενῐέοιο | ξενῐέοιτο | ξενῐέοισθον | ξενῐεοίσθην | ξενῐεοίμεθᾰ | ξενῐέοισθε | ξενῐέοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | ξενῐσθήσομαι | ξενῐσθήσῃ, ξενῐσθήσει |
ξενῐσθήσεται | ξενῐσθήσεσθον | ξενῐσθήσεσθον | ξενῐσθησόμεθᾰ | ξενῐσθήσεσθε | ξενῐσθήσονται | ||||
| optative | ξενῐσθησοίμην | ξενῐσθήσοιο | ξενῐσθήσοιτο | ξενῐσθήσοισθον | ξενῐσθησοίσθην | ξενῐσθησοίμεθᾰ | ξενῐσθήσοισθε | ξενῐσθήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ξενῐέειν | ξενῐέεσθαι | ξενῐσθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ξενῐέων | ξενῐεόμενος | ξενῐσθησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | ξενῐέουσᾰ | ξενῐεομένη | ξενῐσθησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | ξενῐέον | ξενῐεόμενον | ξενῐσθησόμενον | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Future: ξενῐῶ, ξενῐοῦμαι, ξενῐσθήσομαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ξενῐῶ | ξενῐεῖς | ξενῐεῖ | ξενῐεῖτον | ξενῐεῖτον | ξενῐοῦμεν | ξενῐεῖτε | ξενῐοῦσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ξενῐοίην, ξενῐοῖμῐ |
ξενῐοίης, ξενῐοῖς |
ξενῐοίη, ξενῐοῖ |
ξενῐοῖτον, ξενῐοίητον |
ξενῐοίτην, ξενῐοιήτην |
ξενῐοῖμεν, ξενῐοίημεν |
ξενῐοῖτε, ξενῐοίητε |
ξενῐοῖεν, ξενῐοίησᾰν | |||||
| middle | indicative | ξενῐοῦμαι | ξενῐῇ | ξενῐεῖται | ξενῐεῖσθον | ξενῐεῖσθον | ξενῐούμεθᾰ | ξενῐεῖσθε | ξενῐοῦνται | ||||
| optative | ξενῐοίμην | ξενῐοῖο | ξενῐοῖτο | ξενῐοῖσθον | ξενῐοίσθην | ξενῐοίμεθᾰ | ξενῐοῖσθε | ξενῐοῖντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | ξενῐσθήσομαι | ξενῐσθήσῃ, ξενῐσθήσει |
ξενῐσθήσεται | ξενῐσθήσεσθον | ξενῐσθήσεσθον | ξενῐσθησόμεθᾰ | ξενῐσθήσεσθε | ξενῐσθήσονται | ||||
| optative | ξενῐσθησοίμην | ξενῐσθήσοιο | ξενῐσθήσοιτο | ξενῐσθήσοισθον | ξενῐσθησοίσθην | ξενῐσθησοίμεθᾰ | ξενῐσθήσοισθε | ξενῐσθήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ξενῐεῖν | ξενῐεῖσθαι | ξενῐσθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ξενῐῶν | ξενῐούμενος | ξενῐσθησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | ξενῐοῦσᾰ | ξενῐουμένη | ξενῐσθησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | ξενῐοῦν | ξενῐούμενον | ξενῐσθησόμενον | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Aorist: ἐξένῐσᾰ, ἐξενῐσᾰ́μην, ἐξενῐ́σθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐξένῐσᾰ | ἐξένῐσᾰς | ἐξένῐσε(ν) | ἐξενῐ́σᾰτον | ἐξενῐσᾰ́την | ἐξενῐ́σᾰμεν | ἐξενῐ́σᾰτε | ἐξένῐσᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ξενῐ́σω | ξενῐ́σῃς | ξενῐ́σῃ | ξενῐ́σητον | ξενῐ́σητον | ξενῐ́σωμεν | ξενῐ́σητε | ξενῐ́σωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ξενῐ́σαιμῐ | ξενῐ́σειᾰς, ξενῐ́σαις |
ξενῐ́σειε(ν), ξενῐ́σαι |
ξενῐ́σαιτον | ξενῐσαίτην | ξενῐ́σαιμεν | ξενῐ́σαιτε | ξενῐ́σειᾰν, ξενῐ́σαιεν | |||||
| imperative | ξένῐσον | ξενῐσᾰ́τω | ξενῐ́σᾰτον | ξενῐσᾰ́των | ξενῐ́σᾰτε | ξενῐσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐξενῐσᾰ́μην | ἐξενῐ́σω | ἐξενῐ́σᾰτο | ἐξενῐ́σᾰσθον | ἐξενῐσᾰ́σθην | ἐξενῐσᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐξενῐ́σᾰσθε | ἐξενῐ́σᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ξενῐ́σωμαι | ξενῐ́σῃ | ξενῐ́σηται | ξενῐ́σησθον | ξενῐ́σησθον | ξενῐσώμεθᾰ | ξενῐ́σησθε | ξενῐ́σωνται | |||||
| optative | ξενῐσαίμην | ξενῐ́σαιο | ξενῐ́σαιτο | ξενῐ́σαισθον | ξενῐσαίσθην | ξενῐσαίμεθᾰ | ξενῐ́σαισθε | ξενῐ́σαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ξένῐσαι | ξενῐσᾰ́σθω | ξενῐ́σᾰσθον | ξενῐσᾰ́σθων | ξενῐ́σᾰσθε | ξενῐσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐξενῐ́σθην | ἐξενῐ́σθης | ἐξενῐ́σθη | ἐξενῐ́σθητον | ἐξενῐσθήτην | ἐξενῐ́σθημεν | ἐξενῐ́σθητε | ἐξενῐ́σθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ξενῐσθῶ | ξενῐσθῇς | ξενῐσθῇ | ξενῐσθῆτον | ξενῐσθῆτον | ξενῐσθῶμεν | ξενῐσθῆτε | ξενῐσθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ξενῐσθείην | ξενῐσθείης | ξενῐσθείη | ξενῐσθεῖτον, ξενῐσθείητον |
ξενῐσθείτην, ξενῐσθειήτην |
ξενῐσθεῖμεν, ξενῐσθείημεν |
ξενῐσθεῖτε, ξενῐσθείητε |
ξενῐσθεῖεν, ξενῐσθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ξενῐ́σθητῐ | ξενῐσθήτω | ξενῐ́σθητον | ξενῐσθήτων | ξενῐ́σθητε | ξενῐσθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ξενῐ́σαι | ξενῐ́σᾰσθαι | ξενῐσθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ξενῐ́σᾱς | ξενῐσᾰ́μενος | ξενῐσθείς | |||||||||
| f | ξενῐ́σᾱσᾰ | ξενῐσᾰμένη | ξενῐσθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | ξενῐ́σᾰν | ξενῐσᾰ́μενον | ξενῐσθέν | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Perfect: ἐξένῐκᾰ, ἐξένῐσμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐξένῐκᾰ | ἐξένῐκᾰς | ἐξένῐκε(ν) | ἐξενῐ́κᾰτον | ἐξενῐ́κᾰτον | ἐξενῐ́κᾰμεν | ἐξενῐ́κᾰτε | ἐξενῐ́κᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐξενῐ́κω | ἐξενῐ́κῃς | ἐξενῐ́κῃ | ἐξενῐ́κητον | ἐξενῐ́κητον | ἐξενῐ́κωμεν | ἐξενῐ́κητε | ἐξενῐ́κωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐξενῐ́κοιμῐ, ἐξενῐκοίην |
ἐξενῐ́κοις, ἐξενῐκοίης |
ἐξενῐ́κοι, ἐξενῐκοίη |
ἐξενῐ́κοιτον | ἐξενῐκοίτην | ἐξενῐ́κοιμεν | ἐξενῐ́κοιτε | ἐξενῐ́κοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐξένῐκε | ἐξενῐκέτω | ἐξενῐ́κετον | ἐξενῐκέτων | ἐξενῐ́κετε | ἐξενῐκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | ἐξένῐσμαι | ἐξένῐσαι | ἐξένῐσται | ἐξένῐσθον | ἐξένῐσθον | ἐξενῐ́σμεθᾰ | ἐξένῐσθε | ἐξενῐ́δᾰται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐξενῐσμένος ὦ | ἐξενῐσμένος ᾖς | ἐξενῐσμένος ᾖ | ἐξενῐσμένω ἦτον | ἐξενῐσμένω ἦτον | ἐξενῐσμένοι ὦμεν | ἐξενῐσμένοι ἦτε | ἐξενῐσμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐξενῐσμένος εἴην | ἐξενῐσμένος εἴης | ἐξενῐσμένος εἴη | ἐξενῐσμένω εἴητον, εἶτον |
ἐξενῐσμένω εἰήτην, εἴτην |
ἐξενῐσμένοι εἴημεν, εἶμεν |
ἐξενῐσμένοι εἴητε, εἶτε |
ἐξενῐσμένοι εἴησᾰν, εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐξένῐσο | ἐξενῐ́σθω | ἐξένῐσθον | ἐξενῐ́σθων | ἐξένῐσθε | ἐξενῐ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle/ | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐξενῐκέναι | ἐξενῐ́σθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐξενῐκώς | ἐξενῐσμένος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐξενῐκυῖᾰ | ἐξενῐσμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐξενῐκός | ἐξενῐσμένον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Pluperfect: ἐξενῐ́κειν, ἐξενῐ́σμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐξενῐ́κειν, ἐξενῐ́κη |
ἐξενῐ́κεις, ἐξενῐ́κης |
ἐξενῐ́κει(ν) | ἐξενῐ́κετον | ἐξενῐκέτην | ἐξενῐ́κεμεν | ἐξενῐ́κετε | ἐξενῐ́κεσᾰν | ||||
| middle/ |
indicative | ἐξενῐ́σμην | ἐξένῐσο | ἐξένῐστο | ἐξένῐσθον | ἐξενῐ́σθην | ἐξενῐ́σμεθᾰ | ἐξένῐσθε | ἐξενῐ́δᾰτο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Quotations
- 50 CE – 100 CE, Acts of the Apostles 28:7:
- Ἐν δὲ τοῖς περὶ τὸν τόπον ἐκεῖνον ὑπῆρχε χωρία τῷ πρώτῳ τῆς νήσου, ὀνόματι Ποπλίῳ, ὃς ἀναδεξάμενος ἡμᾶς τρεῖς ἡμέρας φιλοφρόνως ἐξένισεν.
- En dè toîs perì tòn tópon ekeînon hupêrkhe khōría tōî prṓtōi tês nḗsou, onómati Poplíōi, hòs anadexámenos hēmâs treîs hēméras philophrónōs exénisen.
- Translation by KJV
- In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.
- Ἐν δὲ τοῖς περὶ τὸν τόπον ἐκεῖνον ὑπῆρχε χωρία τῷ πρώτῳ τῆς νήσου, ὀνόματι Ποπλίῳ, ὃς ἀναδεξάμενος ἡμᾶς τρεῖς ἡμέρας φιλοφρόνως ἐξένισεν.
- 50 CE – 100 CE, Epistle to the Hebrews 13:2:
- διὰ ταύτης γὰρ ἔλαθόν τινες ξενίσαντες ἀγγέλους.
- dià taútēs gàr élathón tines xenísantes angélous.
- Translation by KJV
- For thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
- διὰ ταύτης γὰρ ἔλαθόν τινες ξενίσαντες ἀγγέλους.
- 50 CE – 100 CE, First Epistle of Peter 4:4:
- ἐν ᾧ ξενίζονται, μὴ συντρεχόντων ὑμῶν εἰς τὴν αὐτὴν τῆς ἀσωτίας ἀνάχυσιν, βλασφημοῦντες·
- en hōî xenízontai, mḕ suntrekhóntōn humôn eis tḕn autḕn tês asōtías anákhusin, blasphēmoûntes;
- Translation by KJV
- Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you
- ἐν ᾧ ξενίζονται, μὴ συντρεχόντων ὑμῶν εἰς τὴν αὐτὴν τῆς ἀσωτίας ἀνάχυσιν, βλασφημοῦντες·
Derived terms
- ξενιστής (xenistḗs)
Further reading
- ξενίζω in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ξενίζω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
- “ξενίζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ξενίζω in Pape, Wilhelm (1914), Max Sengebusch, editor, Handwörterbuch der griechischen Sprache[1] (in German), 3rd edition, Braunschweig: Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn
- G3579 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[2], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.