ξέν-ιος, α, ον,
Ionic dialect ξείνιος (as always in [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus ] Refs 5th c.BC+], and mostly in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, but ξένιος] Refs 8th c.BC+] when the ultima is long, as in [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.158, 389, 15.514, +others)] Refs 8th c.BC+]:— belonging to friendship and hospitality, hospitable, Ζεὺς ξ. as protector of the rights of hospitality, Ζεὺς ἐπιτιμήτωρ ἱκετάων τε ξείνων τε, ξείνιος, ὃς ξείνοισιν ἅμ᾽ αἰδοίοισιν ὀπηδεῖ (compare ξένος II) [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.271; Ζηνὸς.. ἐδείσατε μῆνιν ξεινίου 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 13.625, compare 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 61, 362 (both _anapaest meter_), +others] Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὦ Ζεῦ ξένιε Cratin.III; also Ἀπόλλων ξ. [[ “CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 2214e (from Chios) ] Refs]; ξ. τράπεζα the guests' table, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.158, 17.155, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 2.39, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]; ξ. κοίτα his guest's adultery, [[ [prev. author] “P.” 3.32 ] Refs]; ξ. τινί bound to one by ties of hospitality, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.63 codices ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 ξείνια, Attic dialect ξένια (compare ξεινήϊον), τά, friendly gifts, given to the guest by his host, especially meat and drink, ξείνιά τ᾽ εὖ παρέθηκεν, ἅ τε ξείνοις θέμις ἐστίν [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.779, compare 18.387, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 5.91, etc.; εἴ μοι ξ. δοίη 9.229, compare 19.185 (less frequently in _sing._, ἵνα τοι δῶ ξείνιον 9.356, compare 20.296, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.35, “SIG” 662.32 (Delos, 2nd c.BC))] Refs 8th c.BC+]; ξένια.. παρέσχε δαῖτα as a friendly gift, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1590; βοῦν ξένια ἔπεμψαν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 7.2.3, compare “PCair.Zen.” 75.6 (3rd c.BC) ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ξ. δοῦναι [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 301 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ξ. λήψῃ[[ [prev. work] 342; δέξασθαι 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 18.12 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ ξείνια καλέειν to invite one to meat, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.107, 5.18, compare “IG” 12.19.14,108, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 6.4.20, “Vect.” 3.4, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 7.20, etc. (ἐπὶ ξενίαν and ἐπὶ ξενίᾳ] Refs 5th c.BC+] frequently as falsa lectio, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Vect.” [same place], D.[same place], 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 8.25, 13.83, 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 1.40, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Vita Apollonii” 3.33, etc.); ἐπὶ ξείνια παραλαβεῖν τινα 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.154 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ξ. προθεῖναι, προθέσθαι, [[ [prev. author] 7.29, 135; ἐπαγγείλασθαι καταγωγὴν καὶ ξ. [prev. author] 6.35; ξενίοις δέχεσθαί τινα 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 5.5.24: frequently of presents sent by peaceful inhabitants to an army, [prev. work] 5.5.2, 14, 25, +others ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of provisions supplied to a king or official on a visit, [[ 4th c.BC: Theopompus Historicus 22 (d), “PPetr.” 2p.25 (3rd c.BC), “PGrenf.” 2.14 (b). 9 (3rd c.BC), etc.] Refs 4th c.BC+]; also of tribute, [[ LXX.2Ki.8.2, “OGI” 132.11 (Egypt, 2nd c.BC) ] LXX+2nd c.BC+]; of honoraria to artists, [[ “SIG” 689.10 (Delph., 2nd c.BC)] Refs 2nd c.BC+]: metaphorically, θάνατος ξένιά σοι γενήσεται [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 480. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]