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ξένος,ὁ, Ep. and Ion.
ξεῖνος(also freq. in Pi.,N. 7.61 , al., used by Trag. metri gr. even in trim., mostly in voc., S. OC 33 , al., E. IT 798 codd., El. 247 ), Aeol.
ξέννοςHdn.Gr. 2.302; scanned̄̆and writtenξεῖνοςin Theoc. 28.6 , 30.17 : Aeol.
Sup.
ξεννότατοςSch. Tz. in An. Ox. 3.356.18 (sedv.fin.).
I. guest-friend,applied to persons and states bound by a treaty or tie of hospitality, Od. 1.313 , etc. ; ξεῖνοι δὲ . . εὐχόμεθ' εἶναι ἐκ πατέρων φιλότητος
15.196
; ξ. πατρώϊός ἐσσι παλαιός
Il. 6.215
; ξ. δ' ἀλλήλων πατρώϊοι εὐχόμεθ' εἶναι
Od. 1.187
; φησὶ δ' Ὀδυσσῆος ξεῖνος πατρώϊος εἶναι
17.522
; later freq. coupled with φίλος, Πλούταρχος ὁ τούτου ξένος καὶ φίλος
Close Browse lexicon entries , cf. 18.46 , X. An. 2.1.5 , Lys. 19.19 ; βασιλέως πατρικὸς ξ.
2. of parties giving or receiving hospitality, Od. 8.145 , etc. ; mostly of theguest,opp. the host,ξεινοδόκοι καὶ ξεῖνοςib. 543 , etc. ;ἁ ξείναthevisitor,
Theoc. 2.154 ; ofguestsat a club, opp.σύνδειπνοι,
(ii B. C.): less freq. of thehost,
Il. 15.532 , A.R. 1.208 , Ep.Rom. 16.23 , etc. : c. dat., ξεῖνός τινι
, 22 , cf. Th. 2.13 , X. An. 1.1.10 , etc. ; alsoξ. τινόςib. 2.4.15 .
II. stranger,esp.wanderer, refugee(under the protection ofΖεὺς ξένιος), sts. coupled with ἱκέτης, Ζεὺς ἐπιτιμήτωρ ἱκετάων τε ξείνων τε ξείνιος
, cf. 8.546 ; with πτωχός, πρὸς γὰρ Διός εἰσιν ἅπαντες ξεῖνοί τε πτωχοί τε
III. generally,stranger, foreigner,opp.ἔνδημος,
Hes. Op. 225 ; opp.ἀστός,
Pi. O. 7.90 , S. OC 13 , And. 4.10 , etc. ; πολιατᾶν καὶ ξ.
, cf. A. Th. 924 (lyr.), Pl. Grg. 473d , etc. ; opp.ἐπιχώριος,
Id. Men. 94d : coupled withμέτοικος,
Th. 4.90 , cf. IG 12.39.53 ; withἔπηλυς,
Luc. Herm. 24 ; opp. a member of the family, PMasp. 169.10
b. as a term of address to anystranger,
, Mosch. 1.5 , etc. ; ὦ ξένη
= βάρβαρος , at Sparta, Hdt. 9.11 , 55 .
Od. 14.102 ; esp.mercenary soldier,
IG 12.949.89 , X. An. 1.1.10 , D. 18.152 , etc. ; ξ. ναυβάται
B. asAdj. ξένος,η,ον(alsoος,ον
ξεῖνος,η,ον,foreign,not in Hom. (in the phrases ξεῖνε πάτερ
, both words areSubst.) ; freq. in later writers, ξείνα γαῖα
;γᾶς ἐπὶ ξέναςib. 1705 (lyr., cf.ξένη);ἐν ξένῃσι χερσίbyforeignhands, Id. El. 1141 ;ξ. δόμοι, πόλις,etc., E. Ph. 339 (lyr.), 369 , etc. ; ofalienproperty, ξ. ἄρουραι
II. c. gen. rei,strange toa thing,unacquainted with, ignorant ofit, ξ. τοῦ λόγου
, cf. AP 4.3a . 37 ( Agath. ); ξ. τῶν διαθηκῶν τῆς ἐπαγγελίας
(iv A. D.).Adv. ξένως, ἔχω τῆς ἐνθάδε λέξεωςI ama stranger tothe mode of speech, Pl. Ap. 17d ; ἔχειν τῆς διαλέκτου
; ποιεῖν ξένην τὴν διάλεκτον
, cf. 1415a7 ; οὐδὲν ξ. ἐν τῷ παντὶ ἀποτελεῖται
; τοῖς νέοις ποιεῖν ξένα τὰ φαῦλα
;ὡς ξένου συμβαίνοντοςI Ep.Pet. 4.12 ; διδαχαὶ ποικίλαι καὶ ξ.
: Sup. , πράξεων ὡς -οτάτων
; ξ. αὐτῷ δοκεῖ τὸ πρᾶγμα
2. τοῦ πνεύματος . . ῥύσις ὡς -ωτάτηair asfreshas possible, Hp. Nat.Hom. 9 . (Fromξένϝος,cf. πρόξενϝος
,Ξενϝάρηςib. 869 ,Ξενϝοκλῆς, Ξένϝων,ib. 4.315 , 348 : hence it is improb. that the Aeol. form wasξέννος.)
References Od. 1.313 15.196 Il. 6.215 Od. 1.187 17.522 D. 21.110 18.46 X. An. 2.1.5 Lys. 19.19 Pl. Men. 78d Od. 8.145 543 Theoc. 2.154 PTeb. 118.4 Il. 15.532 A.R. 1.208 Ep.Rom. 16.23 Hdt. 1.20 22 Th. 2.13 X. An. 1.1.10 2.4.15 Od. 9.270 8.546 6.208 Hes. Op. 225 Pi. O. 7.90 S. OC 13 And. 4.10 Pi. I. 1.51 A. Th. 924 Pl. Grg. 473d Id. Men. 94d Th. 4.90 IG 12.39.53 Luc. Herm. 24 PMasp. 169.10 E. Ion 247 Mosch. 1.5 Pl. Smp. 204c Hdt. 9.11 55 Od. 14.102 IG 12.949.89 D. 18.152 Th. 1.121 X. Lac. 12.3 E. Supp. 94 Hom. Od. 7.28 Il. 24.202 Pi. P. 4.118 S. OC 1256 1705 Id. El. 1141 E. Ph. 339 369 PMasp. 295.22 S. OT 219 AP 4.3a 37 Agath. Ep.Eph. 2.12 BGU 405.12 Pl. Ap. 17d Them. Or. 21.253c A. Pr. 688 Ti.Locr. 104d Arist. Rh. 1404b11 1415a7 Epicur. Fr. 266 Arist. Pol. 1336b34 D.S. 3.15 Ep.Pet. 4.12 Ep.Hebr. 13.9 Act.Ap. 17.18 Phld. Herc. 1251.5 Luc. Cont. 13 Phld. P 0.5.12 Hp. Nat.Hom. 9 IG 9(1).867 869 4.315 348 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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