ξενοδόκος

xenodokos

one who receives strangers, host

Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 5
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Book 8 2
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8210
8543
Book 15 2
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1555
1570
Book 18 1
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1864
Iliad 1
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Book 3 1
Chapter ?

3354

Dictionary (LSJ)

ξενοδόκος, Ion. and Ep.ξεινοδόκος, ὁ, A. one who receives strangers, host, ἵνʼ ὁμῶς τερπώμεθα πάντες ξεινοδόκοι καὶ ξεῖνος Od. 8.543 ; ξεῖνος μιμνήσκεται ἤματα πάντα ἀνδρὸς ξεινοδόκου 15.55, cf. Il. 3.354, Od. 8.210, Theoc. 16.27, Jul. Or. 2.96a, AP 10.15 (Paul. Sil.):—later ξενο-δόχος, Ph. 2.17, al.; head of a ξενοδοχεῖον, Just. Nov. 7.1, al. II. witness, Simon. 84.7, cf. Hsch.—The forms ξενοδόχος, -δοχέω, -δοχία are condemned by Moer.p.271 P., Thom.Mag.p.251 R. ; cf. ξενηδόκος.

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