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Koine Greek wordlink #96171

SR GNT Acts 17:18 ξένων (xenōn) ‘to_be saying the others but of strange demons he is supposing a proclaimer’ Strongs=35810 Lemma=xenos
Word role=adjective case=genitive gender=neuter number=plural
Year=53 AD Event=Paul_preaches_in_Athens TimeSeries=Paul_preaches_in_Athens,Second_Missionary_Journey

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Only use of identical word form ξένων (A-GNP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ξένων’ (A-GNP) is always and only glossed as ‘of strange’.

Acts 17:18 ‘to_be saying the others but of strange demons he is supposing a proclaimer’ SR GNT Acts 17:18 word 27

OET-LV: 18 On _the _other _hand some also of _the Epikoureios and Stōikos philosophers were _conferring with _him, and some were _saying: What wishfully might_ this - _be _wanting babbler to _be _saying? But the others: He _is _supposing to _be a_proclaimer of _strange demons, because he _was _good _message _preaching the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) and the resurrection. (ACT_17:18)

OET-RV: 18 Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers enjoyed discussing things with him, but others just mocked him, “What does this babbler want to talk about now?”
¶ But others said, “Seems that he’s talking about strange demons,” because he was preaching the good message about Yeshua and coming back to life. (ACT 17:18)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘xenos’ have 7 different glosses: ‘a stranger’, ‘for strangers’, ‘of a stranger’, ‘of strange’, ‘host’, ‘strange’, ‘strangers’.

Greek words (1) other than ξένων (A-GNP) with a gloss related to ‘strange’

HEB 13:9 ξέναις (xenais) A-DFP ‘by teachings various and strange not be_being carried_away good it_is’ SR GNT Heb 13:9 word 4

OET-LV: 9 By _teachings various and strange, not be _being _carried _away, because/for good it _is by _grace to _be _being _confirmed the heart, not with _foods, in which not were _benefitted the ones walking. (HEB_13:9)

OET-RV: 9 Don’t be carried away by all sorts of new and novel teachings—God’s grace strengthens your faith, but beware of other teachings which won’t strengthen you all because the teachers don’t even practise what they preach. (HEB 13:9)

Key: A=adjective DFP=dative,feminine,plural GNP=genitive,neuter,plural