The corpus record

ξεινήιον

xeineion · τό

hostʼs gift

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Where it lives

Odyssey 6 · 0.69/10k
Iliad 4 · 0.36/10k

What it meant — LSJ

hostʼs gift, provision made for a guest, gifts of (guest-) friendship

hostʼs gift to a guest, in full δῶρα ξεινήϊα Od. 24.273 ; ἀντὶ ποδὸς ξεινήϊον, ironically, 22.290 ; also, provision made for a guest, ξεινήϊα πολλὰ φαγόντε 4.33 : more generally, gifts of (guest-) friendship, ἀλλήλοισι πόρον ξεινήϊα καλά Il. 6.218.

In the wild

ξεινήϊον · xeinēion Iliad 10.269
ξεινήϊον · xeinēion Iliad 11.20
ξεινήϊα · xeinēia Iliad 18.408
ξεινήϊα · xeinēia Iliad 6.218
ξεινήϊον · xeinēion Odyssey 22.290
ξεινήϊα · xeinēia Odyssey 24.273

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Where it came from

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