Romans 16:23:5Rom.16.23.W5TAB
ξένος
ksenos
“host”
- Transliteration
- KSE-nos
- Extended
- KSEH-nohs
- IPA
- /ˈkse.nos/
Meaning by language
- English
- host
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
KSE-nos
- sentence
a-spa-ZE-tai hy-MAS GA-i-os ho KSE-nos mou KAI HO-lês tês ek-klê-SI-as a-spa-ZE-tai hy-MAS E-ras-tos ho oi-ko-NO-mos tês PO-le-ōs KAI KOU-ar-tos ho a-del-PHOS
Exegesis
In the first clause, Gaios {Γάϊος | Gáïos} is followed by the article-noun-pronoun sequence ho xenos mou {ὁ ξένος μου | ho xénos mou}, where the nominative noun phrase functions appositionally, identifying him as “my host.”
Root and etymology
xen-xi–epsilon–nu
“stranger, guest, host”
In context — Romans 16:23
Gaius, my host , and host to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city steward , and Quartus, the brother, also greet you.
About this coordinate
Romans 16:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Romans 16:23, so the Greek word ξένος (ksenos) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Rom.16.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.23.W5.S1) and character.