ξεῖνος

ἡδονήν, μέγιστον κακοῦ δέλεαρ → pleasure, the greatest incitement to evildoing | pleasure, a most mighty lure to evil | pleasure, the great bait to evil

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Full diacritics: ξεῖνος	Medium diacritics: ξεῖνος	Low diacritics: ξείνος	Capitals: ΞΕΙΝΟΣ
Transliteration A: xeînos	Transliteration B: xeinos	Transliteration C: kseinos	Beta Code: cei=nos

English (LSJ)

ξεινοσύνη, ξεινόω,

ξεῖνος: ξεινοσύνη, ξεινόω, Ἰων. ἀντὶ ξεν-.

ion. c. ξένος.

strange, foreign, Il. 24.302, Od. 7.32 ; ξεῖνε πάτερ, ‘sir stranger’; stranger, guest, guest-friend; the relation of guest-friend existed from the time when ζεινήια were exchanged as tokens and pledges; hence πατρώιος ξεῖνος, ‘hereditary friend,’ Il. 6.215.