Strong's Lexicon
G1069
G1069 — γείτων
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1069 |
|---|---|
| Word: | γείτων |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G1093 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | geiton |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ghei'-tone |
| Meaning: | 1. a neighbour (as adjoining one's ground) 2. (by implication) a friend |
| KJV Renderings: | neighbour |
Use Strong's responsibly
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
γείτων, γείτονος, ὁ, ἡ (from γῆ, hence, originally ’of the same land,’ of. Curtius, § 132) from Homer down, a neighbor: Luk 14:12; Luk 15:6; Luk 15:9; Joh 9:8.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
γείτων (neighbour)
Luke 14:12
- KJV: Then said he also to him that bade him When thou makest a dinner or a supper call not thy friends nor thy brethren neither thy kinsmen nor rich neighbours lest they also bid thee again and a recompence be made thee
- GK: έλεγε και τω κεκληκότι αυτόν όταν ποιής άριστον η δείπνον μη φώνει τους φίλους σου μηδέ τους αδελφούς σου μηδέ τους συγγενείς σου μηδέ γείτονας πλουσίους μήποτε και αυτοί σε αντικαλέσωσι και γένηταί σοι ανταπόδομα
Luke 15:6
- KJV: And when he cometh home he calleth together friends and neighbours saying unto them Rejoice with me for I have found my sheep which was lost
- GK: και ελθών εις τον οίκον συγκαλεί τους φίλους και τους γείτονας λέγων αυτοίς συγχάρητέ μοι ότι εύρον το πρόβατόν μου το απολωλός
Luke 15:9
- KJV: And when she hath found she calleth friends and neighbours together saying Rejoice with me for I have found the piece which I had lost
- GK: και ευρούσα συγκαλείται τας φίλας και τας γείτονας λέγουσα συγχάρητέ μοι ότι εύρον την δραχμήν ην απώλεσα
John 9:8
- KJV: The neighbours therefore and they which before had seen him that he was blind said Is not this he that sat and begged
- GK: οι ουν γείτονες και οι θεωρούντες αυτόν το πρότερον ότι τυφλός ην έλεγον ουχ ούτός εστιν ο καθήμενος και προσαιτών