<2,,3586,xulon>
"wood," then, "anything made of wood," e.g., "a cudgel" or "staff," is rendered "staves" in Matt. 26:47,55 and parallel passages. See STOCKS, TREE, WOOD.

Stagger * For STAGGER see WAVER

Stair <1,,304,anabathmos>
"an ascent" (akin to anabaino, "to go up"), denotes "a flight of stairs," Acts 21:35,40. These were probably the steps leading down from the castle of Antonia to the Temple. (See Josephus, B.J., v., 5,8.) In the Sept., it is used, e.g., in the titles of the Songs of Ascents, Ps. 120-134.

Stall * For STALL see MANGER

Stanch <1,,2476,histemi>
transitively, "to cause to stand," is used intransitively ("to stand still") in Luke 8:44, translated "stanched." See STAND.

Stand (Noun and Verb), Standing, Stood <A-1,Noun,3087,luchnia>
"a lampstand," is translated "stand" in Matt. 5:15 and parallel passages (AV, "candlestick"). See LAMPSTAND.

<B-1,Verb,2476,histemi>
(a) transitively, denotes "to cause to stand, to set;" in the Passive Voice, "to be made to stand," e.g., Matt. 2:9, lit., "was made to stand;" so Luke 11:18; 19:8 (Col. 4:12 in some mss.); in Rev. 13:1 the RV follows the best texts, "he stood" (not as AV, "I stood"); the reference is to the Dragon. In the Middle Voice, "to take one's stand, place oneself," e.g., Rev. 18:15; (b) intransitively, in the 2nd aorist and perfect Active, "to stand, stand by, stand still," e.g., Matt. 6:5; 20:32, "stood still;" in Luke 6:8, "stand forth" and "stood forth;" metaphorically, "to stand firm," John 8:44 (negatively), in the truth (see No. 7); Rom. 5:2, in grace; 1 Cor. 15:1, in the gospel; Rom. 11:20, "by thy faith," RV; 2 Cor. 1:24, "by faith" (marg., "by your faith"); of steadfastness, 1 Cor. 7:37; Eph. 6:11,13,14; Col. 4:12 [some mss. have the Passive, see (a)]. See APPOINT, ESTABLISH, SET.

<B-2,Verb,450,anistemi>
"to raise," intransitively, "to rise," is translated "to stand up" in Matt. 12:41, RV; Mark 14:60; Luke 4:16; 10:25; Acts 1:15; 5:34; 10:26; 11:28; 13:16; in Luke 14:10, "stand upright." See ARISE, No. 1.

<B-3,Verb,2186,ephistemi>
(epi, "upon," and No. 1), used intransitively, denotes "to stand upon or by, be present," Luke 2:9 and Acts 12:7, "stood by," RV (AV, "came upon"); Luke 4:39, "stood over;" Luke 24:4; Acts 23:11, "stood by;" Acts 10:17, "stood;" Acts 22:13, "standing by (me)," RV; so Acts 22:20, AV and RV. See ASSAULT, COME, No. 27, HAND (AT), B Note (2), INSTANT, PRESENT.

<B-4,Verb,3936,paristemi>
intransitively, denotes "to stand by or beside" (para, "by," and No. 1), Mark 14:47,69,70; 15:35,39 (RV, "stood by"); Luke 19:24; John 18:22; 19:26; Acts 1:10; 9:39; 23:2,4; 27:23; in Acts 27:24, "stand before;" in Acts 4:10, "doth ... stand here;" in Luke 1:19, "stand;" Rom. 14:10, "we shall ... stand before" (Middle Voice); 2 Tim. 4:17, RV, "stood by" (AV, "... with"). See COMMEND, No. 4.

<B-5,Verb,4026,periistemi>
intransitively, "to stand around" (peri), is so used in John 11:42; Acts 25:7. See AVOID, No. 4.

<B-6,Verb,4921,sunistemi>
intransitively, denotes "to stand with" (sun), Luke 9:32; for 2 Pet. 3:5, AV, "standing," see COMPACTED, No. 1: for other meanings see APPROVE, A, No. 2.

<B-7,Verb,4739,steko>
a late present tense from hesteka, the perfect of histemi, is used (a) literally, Mark 3:31; 11:25; John 1:26, in the best texts (in some texts Rev. 12:4); (b) figuratively, Rom. 14:4, where the context indicates the meaning "standeth upright" rather than that of acquittal; of "standing fast," 1 Cor. 16:13, "in the faith," i.e., by adherence to it; Gal. 5:1, in freedom from legal bondage; Phil. 1:27, "in one spirit;" Phil. 4:1; 1 Thess. 3:8, "in the Lord," i.e., in the willing subjection to His authority; 2 Thess. 2:15, in the Apostle's teaching; some mss. have it in John 8:44, the most authentic have histemi, RV, "stood" (AV, "abode").

<B-8,Verb,3306,meno>
"to abide, remain," is rendered "might stand," in Rom. 9:11, of the purpose of God, i.e., might abide for the permanent recognition of its true character. See ABIDE, No. 1.

<B-9,Verb,2944,kukloo>
"stood round about," Acts 14:20: see COMPASS, No. 2.

Notes: (1) In Mark 3:3, egeiro, "to raise," followed by the phrase eis to meson, "into the midst," is translated "stand forth." (2) In 2 Tim. 4:16, AV, paraginomai (in some texts, sumparaginomai), "to come up to assist," is rendered "stood with (me)," RV, "took (my) part." (3) In Heb. 9:8, RV, "is ... standing" (AV, "was ... standing") represents the phrase echo, "to have," stasis, "a standing," lit., "has a standing." (4) For "stand ... in jeopardy" see DANGER.

Star <1,,792,aster>
"a star," Matt. 2:2-10; 24:29; Mark 13:25; 1 Cor. 15:41; Rev. 6:13; 8:10-12; 9:1; 12:1,4, isused metaphorically, (a) of Christ, as "the morning star," figurative of the approach of the day when He will appear as the "sun of righteousness," to govern the earth in peace, an event to be preceded by the rapture of the Church, Rev. 2:28; 22:16, the promise of the former to the overcomer being suggestive of some special personal interest in Himself and His authority; (b) of the angels of the seven churches, Rev. 1:16,20; 2:1; 3:1; (c) of certain false teachers, described as "wandering stars," Jude 1:13, as if the "stars," intended for light and guidance, became the means of deceit by irregular movements.

<2,,798,astron>
practically the same as No. 1, is used (a) in the sing. in Acts 7:43, "the star of the god Rephan," RV, the symbol or "figure," probably of Saturn, worshiped as a god, apparently the same as Chiun in Amos 5:26 (Rephan being the Egyptian deity corresponding to Saturn, Chiun the Assyrian); (b) in the plur., Luke 21:25; Acts 27:20; Heb. 11:12.

State * For STATE see ESTATE, Notes

Stature * For STATURE see AGE, A, No. 3

Staves * For STAVES see STAFF

Stay <1,,2722,katecho>
"to hold fast, hold back," is used in the sense of detaining in Luke 4:42, "would have stayed (Him)," RV. See HOLD.

<2,,1907,epecho>
has the meaning "to wait in a place, to stay," in Acts 19:22. See HEED, HOLD, MARK.

<3,,2967,koluo>
"to hinder," is rendered "stayed" in Acts 27:43, RV (AV, "kept"); so in 2 Pet. 2:16, RV (AV, "forbad"). See HINDER.

Steadfast * For STEADFAST see STEDFAST

Steal <1,,2813,klepto>
"to steal," akin to kleptes, "a thief" (cp. Eng., "kleptomania"), occurs in Matt. 6:19,20; 19:18; 27:64; 28:13; Mark 10:19; Luke 18:20; John 10:10; Rom. 2:21 (twice); 13:9; Eph. 4:28 (twice).

Stedfast, Stedfastly, Stedfastness <A-1,Adjective,949,bebaios>
"firm, secure" (akin to baino, "to go"), is translated "steadfast" in 2 Cor. 1:7; Heb. 2:2; 3:14, AV (RV, "firm"); 6:19. See FIRM, FORCE, SURE.

<A-2,Adjective,1476,hedraios>
primarily denotes "seated" (hedra, "a seat"); hence, "steadfast," metaphorical of moral fixity, 1 Cor. 7:37; 15:58; Col. 1:23, RV (AV, "settled").

<A-3,Adjective,4731,stereos>
firm, is rendered "steadfast" in 1 Pet. 5:9. See FIRM, No. 2.

<B-1,Noun,4733,stereoma>
primarily "a support, foundation," denotes "strength, steadfastness," Col. 2:5. In the Sept., in Gen. 1:6; Ezek. 1:22, it is used of the firmanent, which was believed to be a solid canopy. The corresponding Heb. word raqia means "expanse," from raqa, "to spread out."

<B-2,Noun,4740,sterigmos>
"a setting firmly, supporting," then "fixedness, steadfastness" (akin to sterizo, "to establish"), is used in 2 Pet. 3:17.

Note: For STEADFASTLY see BEHOLD, No. 10, CONTINUE, No. 9, FASTEN, No. 1, LOOK, No. 15, SET, No. 19.

Steep <1,,2911,kremnos>
"a steep bank" (akin to kremannumi, "to hang"), occurs in Matt. 8:32; Mark 5:13; Luke 8:33, RV, "the steep" (AV, "a steep place"). In the Sept., 2 Chron. 25:12.

Steersman * For STEERSMAN see GOVERNOR, B, Note

Step (Noun and Verb) <A-1,Noun,2487,ichnos>
"a footstep, a track," is used metaphorically of the "steps" (a) of Christ's conduct, 1 Pet. 2:21; (b) of Abraham's faith, Rom. 4:12; (c) of identical conduct in carrying on the work of the Gospel, 2 Cor. 12:18.

<B-1,Verb,2597,katabaino>
"to go, or come, down," is translated "steppeth down" in John 5:7 See COME, No. 19.

Note: Many ancient authorities have the passage in the AV in John 5:4, which contains embaino, rendered "stepped in." See COME, No. 21.

Stern <1,,4403,prumna>
the feminine form of the adjective prumnos, "hindmost," is rendered "stern" in Acts 27:29; and in the RV in Acts 27:41; Mark 4:38. See PART, A, Note (2).

Steward, Stewardship <A-1,Noun,3623,oikonomos>
primarily denoted "the manager of a household or estate" (oikos, "a house," nemo, "to arrange"), "a steward" (such were usually slaves or freedmen), Luke 12:42; 16:1,3,8; 1 Cor. 4:2; Gal. 4:2, RV (AV, "governors"); in Rom. 16:23, the "treasurer" (RV) of a city (see CHAMBERLAIN, Note); it is used metaphorically, in the wider sense, of a "steward" in general, (a) of preachers of the Gospel and teachers of the Word of God, 1 Cor. 4:1; (b) of elders or bishops in churches, Titus 1:7; (c) of believers generally, 1 Pet. 4:10.

<A-2,Noun,2012,epitropos>
is rendered "steward" in Matt. 20:8; Luke 8:3: see GUARDIAN.

<A-3,Noun,3622,oikonomia>
is rendered "stewardship" in Luke 16:2,3,4, and in the RV in 1 Cor. 9:17: see DISPENSATION.

<B-1,Verb,3621,oikonomeo>
akin to A, Nos. 1 and 3, signifies "to be a house steward," Luke 16:2. In the Sept., Ps. 112:5.

Stick <1,,5434,phruganon>
denotes "a dry stick" (from phrugo, "to parch"); in the plural, "brushwood," Acts 28:3.

Stick fast <1,,2043,ereido>
primarily "to prop, fix firmly," is used intransitively in Acts 27:41 of a ship driving ashore, RV, "struck."

Stiffnecked <1,,4644,sklerotrachelos>
from skleros, "harsh, hard," trachelos, "a neck," is used metaphorically in Acts 7:51.

Still (Adverb) <1,,2089,eti>
"yet, as yet, still," is translated "still" in the RV in 1 Cor. 12:31; 2 Cor. 1:10; Gal. 1:10; 5:11; AV and RV in Rev. 22:11 (four times), where the word indicates the permanent character, condition and destiny of the unrighteous and the filthy, the righteous and the holy (for the verbs see the RV); in John 11:30, the best mss. have the word; so RV (AV omits).

Note: For combinations see ABIDE, IGNORANCE, B, No. 1, STAND.

Still (Verb) <1,,5392,phimoo>
in the Passive Voice, is rendered "be still" in Mark 4:39: see MUZZLE.

Sting * For STING see GOAD

Stink <1,,3605,ozo>
"to emit a smell" (cp. Eng., "ozone"), occurs in John 11:39. In the Sept., Ex. 8:14.

Stir, Stir up (Noun and Verb) <A-1,Noun,5017,tarachos>
akin to tarache, "trouble," and tarasso, "to trouble," is rendered "stir" in Acts 12:18; 19:23.

<B-1,Verb,329,anazopureo>
denotes "to kindle afresh," or "keep in full flame" (ana, "up," or "again," zoos, "alive," pur, "fire"), and is used metaphorically in 2 Tim. 1:6, where "the gift of God" is regarded as a fire capable of dying out through neglect. The verb was in common use in the vernacular of the time.

<B-2,Verb,1892,epegeiro>
"stirred up" in Acts 14:2. See RAISE.

<B-3,Verb,1326,diegeiro>
"stir up" in 2 Pet. 1:13; 3:1: see ARISE, No. 4.

<B-4,Verb,4579,seio>
"to move to and fro," is rendered "was stirred" in Matt. 21:10, RV (AV, "was moved"). See MOVE, QUAKE, SHAKE.

<B-5,Verb,383,anaseio>
primarily denotes "to shake back or out, move to and fro;" then, "to stir up," used metaphorically in Mark 15:11, RV, "stirred ... up" (AV, "moved"), and Luke 3:14; 23:5.

<B-6,Verb,4531,saleuo>
"stirred up" in Acts 17:13: see SHAKE.

<B-7,Verb,3951,parotruno>
from para, used intensively, beyond measure, and otruno, "to urge on, rouse," occurs in Acts 13:50, "stirred up."

<B-8,Verb,4787,sunkineo>
"to move together" (sun, "together," kineo, "to move"), "to stir up, excite," is used metaphorically in Acts 6:12.

<B-9,Verb,4797,suncheo>
"to pour together," is used metaphorically in Acts 21:27, "stirred up." See CONFOUND, B, No. 1.

<B-10,Verb,3947,paroxuno>
"stirred" in Acts 17:16: see PROVOKE, No. 2.

<B-11,Verb,2042,erethizo>
"hath stirred" in 2 Cor. 9:2, RV, See PROVOKE, No. 3.

<B-12,Verb,387,anastatoo>
"to excite, unsettle" (akin to anistemi, "to raise up," and anastasis, "a raising"), is used (a) of "stirring up" to sedition, and tumult, Acts 17:6, "turned ... upside down;" Acts 21:38, RV, "stirred up to sedition," AV, "madest an uproar;" (b) "to upset" by false teaching, Gal. 5:12, RV, "unsettle" (AV, "trouble").

Note: In Acts 24:12, poieo, "to make," with epistasis, "a stopping" (in some texts episustasis), signifies "to collect" (a crowd), AV, "raising up (the people)," RV, "stirring up (a crowd)." See COME, Note (9).

Stock * For STOCK see KIND

Stocks <1,,3586,xulon>
"wood," is used of "stocks" in Acts 16:24. See STAFF, TREE, WOOD.

Stomach <1,,4751,stomachos>
properly "a mouth, an opening," akin to stoma, "a mouth," denotes "the stomach" in 1 Tim. 5:23.

Stone (Noun, Verb, and Adjective) <A-1,Noun,3037,lithos>
is used (I) literally, of (a) the "stones" of the ground, e.g., Matt. 4:3,6; 7:9; (b) "tombstones," e.g., Matt. 27:60,66; (c) "building stones," e.g., Matt. 21:42; (d) "a millstone," Luke 17:2; cp. Rev. 18:21 (see MILLSTONE); (e) the "tables (or tablets)" of the Law, 2 Cor. 3:7; (f) "idol images," Acts 17:29; (g) the "treasures" of commercial Babylon, Rev. 18:12,16; (II) metaphorically, of (a) Christ, Rom. 9:33; 1 Pet. 2:4,6,8; (b) believers, 1 Pet. 2:5; (c) spiritual edification by scriptural teaching, 1 Cor. 3:12; (d) the adornment of the foundations of the wall of the spiritual and heavenly Jerusalem, Rev. 21:19; (e) the adornment of the seven angels in Rev. 15:6, RV (so the best texts; some have linon, "linen," AV); (f) the adornment of religious Babylon, Rev. 17:4; (III) figuratively, of Christ, Rev. 4:3; 21:11, where "light" stands for "Light-giver" (phoster).

<A-2,Noun,5586,psephos>
"a smooth stone, a pebble," worn smooth as by water, or polished (akin to psao, "to rub"), denotes (a) by metonymy, a vote (from the use of "pebbles" for this purpose; cp. psephizo, "to count"), Acts 26:10, RV (AV, "voice"); (b) a (white) "stone" to be given to the overcomer in the church at Pergamum, Rev. 2:17 (twice); a white "stone" was often used in the social life and judicial customs of the ancients; festal days were noted by a white "stone," days of calamity by a black; in the courts a white "stone" indicated acquittal, a black condemnation. A host's appreciation of a special guest was indicated by a white "stone" with the name or a message written on it; this is probably the allusion here.

Note: In John 1:42 petros stands for the proper name, Peter, as the RV (AV, "a stone;" marg., "Peter"); petros denotes "a piece of a rock, a detached stone or boulder," in contrast to petra, "a mass of rock." See ROCK.

<B-1,Verb,3036,lithoboleo>
"to pelt with stones" (A, No. 1, and ballo, "to throw"), "to stone to death," occurs in Matt. 21:35; 23:37; Luke 13:34 (John 8:5 in some mss.: see No. 2); Acts 7:58,59; 14:5; Heb. 12:20.

<B-2,Verb,3034,lithazo>
"to stone," virtually equivalent to No. 1, but not stressing the casting, occurs in John 8:5 (in the most authentic mss.); 10:31-33; 11:8; Acts 5:26; 14:19; 2 Cor. 11:25; Heb. 11:37.

<B-3,Verb,2642,katalithazo>
an intensive form of No. 2, "to cast stones at," occurs in Luke 20:6.

<C-1,Adjective,3035,lithinos>
"of stone" (akin to A, No. 1), occurs in John 2:6; 2 Cor. 3:3; Rev. 9:20.

Stony * For STONY see ROCKY

Stoop <1,,2955,kupto>
"to bow the head, stoop down," occurs in Mark 1:7; John 8:6,8.

<2,,3879,parakupto>
is rendered "to stoop down" in Luke 24:12; John 20:5,11, RV, "stooping and looking in:" see LOOK, No. 10.

Stop <1,,5420,phrasso>
"to fence in" (akin to phragmos, "a fence"), "close, stop," is used (a) metaphorically, in Rom. 3:19, of "preventing" all excuse from Jew and Gentile, as sinners; in 2 Cor. 11:10, lit., "this boasting shall not be stopped to me;" Passive Voice in both; (b) physically, of the mouths of lions, Heb. 11:33 (Active Voice).

<2,,4912,sunecho>
"to hold together," is rendered "stopped (their ears)" in Acts 7:57. See HOLD.

<3,,1993,epistomizo>
"to stop the mouth," Titus 1:11: see MOUTH, B.

Store (Verb) <1,,2343,thesaurizo>
"to lay up, store up," is rendered "in store" (lit., "storing"), with a view to help a special case of need, 1 Cor. 16:2; said of the heavens and earth in 2 Pet. 3:7, RV, "have been stored up (for fire)," marg., "stored (with fire)," AV, "kept in store (reserved unto fire)." See LAY, No. 17, TREASURE.

<2,,597,apothesaurizo>
"to treasure up, store away" (apo), is used in 1 Tim. 6:19, of "laying up in store" a good foundation for the hereafter by being rich in good works.

Storehouse, Storechamber * For STOREHOUSE, STORECHAMBER, see CHAMBER

Storm <1,,2978,lailaps>
"a hurricane, whirlwind," is rendered "storm" in Mark 4:37; Luke 8:23; 2 Pet. 2:17, RV (AV, "tempest"). See TEMPEST.

Story <1,,5152,tristegos>
an adjective denoting "of three stories" (treis, "three," stege, "a roof"), occurs in Acts 20:9 (with oikema, "a dwelling," understood), RV, "the third story" (AV, "the third loft").

Straight <A-1,Adjective,2117,euthus>
"direct, straight, right," is translated "straight," figuratively, of the paths of the Lord, Matt. 3:3; Mark 1:3; Luke 3:4; in Luke 3:5 of the rectification of the crooked, with reference to moral transformation; in Acts 9:11, the name of a street in Damascus, still one of the principal thoroughfares. See RIGHT.

<A-2,Adjective,3717,orthos>
used of height, denotes "upright," Acts 14:10; of line of direction, figuratively, said of paths of righteousness, Heb. 12:13.

<B-1,Verb,2116,euthuno>
akin to A, No. 1, is used of the directing of a ship by the steersman, Jas. 3:4 (see GOVERNOR, B, Note); metaphorically, of making "straight" the way of the Lord, John 1:23.

<B-2,Verb,461,anorthoo>
"to set up, make straight:" see LIFT, No. 6.

Straight course * For STRAIGHT COURSE, see COURSE, B, Note (1)

Straightway * For STRAIGHTWAY see FORTHWITH, Nos. 1, 2, 3, and IMMEDIATELY, No. 1

Strain out <1,,1368,diulizo>
primarily denotes "to strain thoroughly" (dia, "through," intensive, hulizo, "to strain"), then, "to strain out," as through a sieve or strainer, as in the case of wine, so as to remove the unclean midge, Matt. 23:24, RV (AV, "strain at"). In the Sept., Amos 6:6.

Strait (Adjective) * For the Adjective STRAIT see NARROW

Strait (be in a), Straitened <1,,4912,sunecho>
"to hold together, constrain," is translated "I am in a strait" in Phil. 1:23 (Passive Voice), i.e., being restricted on both sides, under a pressure which prevents a definite choice; so in Luke 12:50, "(how) am I straitened," i.e., pressed in. See CONSTRAIN, A, No. 3.

<2,,4729,stenochoreo>
"to be pressed for room" (stenos, "narrow," choros, "a space"), is rendered "to be straitened" in 2 Cor. 4:8, RV (AV, "distressed"); 2 Cor. 6:12 (twice). See ANGUISH, B, No. 1.

<3,,2346,thlibo>
for which see AFFLICT, No. 4, is used in the perfect participle Passive of "a narrowed way," in Matt. 7:14, RV, "straitened," AV, "narrow," of the way "that leadeth unto life," i.e., hemmed in like a narrow gorge between rocks.

Straitest <1,,196,akribestatos>
the superlative degree of akribes, "accurate, exact" (cp. akribos, see ACCURATELY and associated words there), occurs in Acts 26:5, "the straitest (sect)," RV (AV, "most straitest").

Straitly * Notes: (1) For polla, AV, "straitly" in Mark 3:12; 5:43, see MUCH (RV). (2) In Acts 4:17 some mss. have apeile, "a threat," with apeilo (Middle Voice), lit., "let us threaten them with a threat," AV, "let us straitly threaten;" the best texts omit the noun (so RV). Moulton and Milligan (Vocab.), arguing for the presence of the noun, consider that it "clearly reflects the literal rendering of a Semitic original reported to Luke from an eye-witness, was it Paul?" (3) A similar construction, parangello with the noun parangelia, occurs in Acts 5:28, "we straitly charged you," lit., "we charged you with a charge." See CHARGE, A, No. 6. (4) For embrimaomai, AV, "charge straitly" (RV, "strictly") in Matt. 9:30; Mark 1:43, see CHARGE, C, No. 4.

Strake * For STRAKE, Acts 27:17, AV (RV, "lowered"), see LET DOWN, No. 2.

Strange <A-1,Adjective,3581,xenos>
denotes (a) "foreign, alien," Acts 17:18, of gods; Heb. 13:9, of doctrines; (b) "unusual," 1 Pet. 4:12, 2nd part, of the fiery trial of persecution (for 1st part, see B). See STRANGER.

<A-2,Adjective,245,allotrios>
denotes (a) "belonging to another" (allos), see MAN'S, Note (1); (b) "alien, foreign, strange," Acts 7:6; Heb. 11:9, AV, RV, "(a land) not his own." See ALIEN, STRANGER.

<A-3,Adjective,3861,paradoxos>
"contrary to received opinion" (para, "beside," doxa, "opinion;" Eng. "paradox," "-ical"), is rendered "strange things" in Luke 5:26.

<A-4,Adjective,1845,exo>
outside, is rendered "strange" in Acts 26:11, AV: see FOREIGN.

Note: In 1 Cor. 14:21 (1st part), RV, heteroglossos, signifying "of a different tongue" (heteros, "another," glossa, "a tongue") is translated "of strange (AV, other) tongues."

<B-1,Verb,3579,xenizo>
denotes "to think something strange," 1 Pet. 4:4,12, Passive Voice, i.e., "they are surprised," and "be (not) surprised;" in Acts 17:20, the present participle, Active, is rendered "strange," i.e., "surprising." See ENTERTAIN, LODGE.

Stranger <A-1,Adjective (used as noun),3581,xenos>
"strange" (see No. 1 above), denotes "a stranger, foreigner," Matt. 25:35,38,43,44; 27:7; Acts 17:21; Eph. 2:12,19; Heb. 11:13; 3 John 1:5.

<A-2,Adjective (used as noun),245,allotrios>
"strangers," Matt. 17:25,26; John 10:5 (twice): see No. 2, above.

<A-3,Adjective (used as noun),241,allogenes>
(allos, "another," genos, "a race") occurs in Luke 17:18, of a Samaritan. Moulton and Milligan illustrate the use of the word by the inscription on the Temple barrier, "let no foreigner enter within the screen and enclosure surrounding the sanctuary;" according to Mommsen this inscription was cut by the Romans: cp. PARTITION.

Notes: (1) For paroikos, in AV, see SOJOURN, B, No. 1. For parepidemos, in AV, see PILGRIM. (2) The pronoun heteros, "other," is translated "strangers" in 1 Cor. 14:21 (2nd part), RV (AV, "other"); cp. STRANGE, A, Note.

<B-1,Verb,3580,xenodocheo>
"to receive strangers" (xenos, No. 1, above, and dechomai, "to receive"), occurs in 1 Tim. 5:10, RV, "(if) she hath used hospitality to strangers," AV, "(if) she have lodged strangers."

Note: For epidemeo, in AV, see SOJOURNER, A, No. 2. For paroikeo, in AV, see SOJOURN, A, No. 1.

<C-1,Noun,5381,philoxenia>
"love of strangers," occurs in Rom. 12:13, "hospitality," and Heb. 13:2, RV, "to show love unto strangers," AV, "to entertain strangers." See ENTERTAIN, Note.

Note: For parokia in Acts 13:17, see SOJOURN, C.

Strangled <1,,4156,pniktos>
from pnigo, "to choke," occurs in Acts 15:20,29; 21:25, of the flesh of animals killed by strangling, without shedding their blood (see, e.g., Lev. 17:13,14).