ξεῖνος
From LSJ
ἡ τῆς παιδογονίας συνουσία → sexual intercourse for the purpose of bearing children
English (LSJ)
French (Bailly abrégé)
ion. c. ξένος.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ξεῖνος: ξεινοσύνη, ξεινόω, Ἰων. ἀντὶ ξεν-.
English (Autenrieth)
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.
English (Slater)
ξεῖνος v. ξένος.
Greek Monolingual
ξεῖνος, ό και ἡ (Α)
(ιων. και επικ. τ.) βλ. ξένος.
Greek Monotonic
ξεῖνος: ξεινοσύνη, ξεινόω, Ιων. αντί ξεν-.
English (Woodhouse)
(see also: ξένος) friend, guest, stranger
German (Pape)
ion. und poet. = ξένος.
