ΞΕΝΙΚΟΝ, ξενικον
XENIKON, xenikon
Sounds Like: kseh-nee-KON
Translations: foreign, strange, alien, a foreign contingent, a foreign army, a foreign multitude
From the root: ΞΕΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word describes something that is foreign, strange, or alien. When used substantively, especially in the neuter singular with the definite article (like 'το ξενικον'), it refers to a foreign contingent, a body of foreign troops, or a foreign multitude. It implies something not native or belonging to a different place or group.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G3581 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 19:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΞΕΝΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΞΕΝ — foreign, strange, a foreigner, a stranger, an alien, a guest, a host
- ΞΕΝΑ — foreign, strange, unusual, a foreigner, a stranger, a strange thing, a strange woman, a strange land
- ΞΕΝΑΙ — foreign, strange, unfamiliar, alien, a foreigner, a stranger
- ΞΕΝΑΙΣ — (to) foreign, (to) strange, (to) alien, (to) unfamiliar
- ΞΕΝΑΣ — foreign, strange, alien, unfamiliar, a foreigner, a stranger
- ΞΕΝΗ — foreign, strange, alien, a foreigner, a stranger, a guest, a host, foreign land, abroad
- ΞΕΝΗΝ — foreign, strange, an alien, a stranger, a guest, a host, an unknown
- ΞΕΝΗΣ — (of) a stranger, (of) a foreigner, (of) a host, (of) a guest, (of) a strange land, (of) a foreign land
- ΞΕΝΙΚΩΝ — of foreign, of strange, of alien, of unusual, of hostile
- ΞΕΝΙΟΝ — guest-gift, present, gift of hospitality, a guest-gift, a present, a gift of hospitality
- ΞΕΝΟΙ — strangers, foreigners, guests, aliens, strange, unfamiliar
- ΞΕΝΟΙΣ — (to) strangers, (to) foreigners, (to) guests, (to) aliens
- ΞΕΝΟΝ — strange, foreign, a stranger, a foreigner, an alien, unusual
- ΞΕΝΟΣ — stranger, a stranger, foreigner, a foreigner, guest, a guest, host, a host, alien, an alien
- ΞΕΝΟΥ — of a stranger, of a guest, of a foreigner, of an alien, of a host
- ΞΕΝΟΥΣ — strangers, foreigners, guests, hosts
- ΞΕΝΩ — to entertain, to lodge, to be a guest, to be a stranger, to be estranged, to be alienated, to be foreign; (to) a stranger, (to) a foreigner, (to) a guest, (to) a host
- ΞΕΝΩΝ — of strangers, of foreigners, of guests, of hosts, of aliens, of Gentiles
- ΤΟΥΣΞΕΝΟΥΣ — the strangers, the foreigners, the guests, the aliens, the strange ones
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