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Koine Greek wordlink #146156

SR GNT Heb 13:9 ξέναις (xenais) ‘by teachings various and strange not be_being carried_away good it_is’ Strongs=35810 Lemma=xenos
Word role=adjective case=dative gender=feminine number=plural
Year=64 AD

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Only use of identical word form ξέναις (A-DFP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ξέναις’ (A-DFP) is always and only glossed as ‘strange’.

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 ξέναις (A-DFP) with a gloss related to ‘strange’

ACTs 17:18 ξένων (xenōn) A-GNP ‘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)

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