1. ξένος · xenos — Beekes
foreigner, guest, host
The corpus record
ξένος
xenos
foreigner, guest, host
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Iphigenia in Tauris 50 · 60.27/10k
- Oedipus at Colonus 62 · 59.88/10k
- 3 John 1 · 46.3/10k
- Libation Bearers 20 · 37.2/10k
- Electra 28 · 37.04/10k
- Against Eubulides 16 · 34.89/10k
- Against Neaera 31 · 34.05/10k
- Electra 22 · 25.35/10k
- Philoctetes 21 · 23.86/10k
- Hecuba 17 · 23.74/10k
- Odyssey 201 · 23.12/10k
- Ion 20 · 21.87/10k
Densest 12 of 152 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. ξηνός · xēnos — Beekes
squared trunk, block
3. ξένος · xenos — Chantraine
att
4. Ξένος · Xenos — Chantraine
un de l
5. ξένος · xenos — Frisk
ep
6. ξένος · xenos — Frisk
elend, unglücklich
7. ξένος · xenos — LSJ
guest-friend
8. ξηνός · xēnos — LSJ
Attestations
- ξεῖνος · xeinos Iliad 4.377
- ξεῖνός · xeinos Iliad 4.387
- ξεῖνος · xeinos Iliad 6.215
- ξεῖνος · xeinos Iliad 6.224
- ξεῖνοι · xeinoi Iliad 6.231
- ξείνοις · xeinois Iliad 11.779
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Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan p. 1085; entry #4392 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 781; entry #5720 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 1305-1307; entry #4146 Review: Under source audit
The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.
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