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In the New Testament, it is used to describe the Christian duty of welcoming and providing for strangers, reflecting God's love and grace.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman cultures, hospitality was a highly valued virtue. It was considered a moral obligation to offer shelter, food, and protection to travelers and strangers. This practice was not only a social expectation but also a religious duty, as it was believed that showing kindness to strangers could result in divine favor or even entertaining angels unawares, as suggested in Hebrews 13:2.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>5381</b> <i>philoneksía</i> (from <a href="/greek/5384.htm">5384</a> <i>/phílos</i>, "friend" and 3581<i>/<smallcaps>x</smallcaps>enos</i>, "a stranger") – properly, warmth (friendliness) shown to strangers; (figuratively) the <i>readiness to share hospitality</i> (generosity) by entertaining in one's home, etc.</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/5382.htm">philoxenos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>love of strangers<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>hospitality (1), hospitality to strangers (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5381: φιλονεξια</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">φιλονεξια</span></span>, <span class="greek2">φιλονεξιας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">φιλόξενος</span>, which see), <span class="accented">love to strangers, hospitality</span>: <a href="/interlinear/romans/12-13.htm">Romans 12:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/13-2.htm">Hebrews 13:2</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>, others.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>hospitality<p>From <a href="/greek/5382.htm">philoxenos</a>; hospitableness -- entertain stranger, hospitality. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5382.htm">philoxenos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>φιλοξενιαν φιλοξενίαν φιλοξενιας φιλοξενίας philoxenian philoxenían philoxenias philoxenías<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/romans/12-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 12:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κοινωνοῦντες τὴν <b>φιλοξενίαν</b> διώκοντες </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the saints, practicing <span class="itali">hospitality.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/romans/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of saints; given <span class="itali">to hospitality.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/12-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> share <span class="itali">hospitality</span> practice<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/13-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 13:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῆς <b>φιλοξενίας</b> μὴ ἐπιλανθάνεσθε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Do not neglect <span class="itali">to show hospitality to strangers,</span> for by this<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> forgetful <span class="itali">to entertain strangers:</span> for<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/13-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">of hospitality</span> not be forgetful<p><b><a href="/greek/5381.htm">Strong's Greek 5381</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5381.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/philoxenian_5381.htm">φιλοξενίαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/philoxenias_5381.htm">φιλοξενίας — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5380.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5380"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5380" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5382.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5382"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5382" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>