Lexical Definition

‎ξενία‎ xenía (xen-ee'-ah) lodging ^G:N-F
from ‎ξένος‎

lodging.

• hospitality, i.e. (by implication) a place of entertainment

Abbott-Smith

** ξενία, -ας, ἡ (< ξένος), [in LXX: Si 29:27 B1*;]
hospitality, entertainment: Phm 22 (cf. ICC, in l., but v. infr.). By meton., a place of entertainment, a lodging-place: Ac 28:23, and so perh. Phm 22 (Lft., in l., Phl., p. 9; but v. supr., and cf. MM, xvii).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ξενία-ία, ἡ,

Epic dialect ξενίαίη [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect ξεινίη (variant{ξεινηΐη}) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: (ξένος):— hospitality shown to a guest, entertainment, δώροισιν ἀμειψάμενος.. καὶ ξενίαίῃ ἀγαθῇ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μείξεσθαι ξενίαίῃ ἠδ᾽ ἀγλαὰ δῶρα διδώσειν[Refs]hospitii causa, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ ξενίαίαν ἐλθεῖν to come as a guest, [ξενίαίαν καλεῖν, παρακαλεῖν, also ἐπὶ ξενίαίᾳ καλεῖσθαι, καλεῖν, probably only as \_falsa lectio\_ for{ἐπὶ ξένια}, see at {ξένιος} I.2 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]: in plural, [ξενίαίαι καὶ φιλότητες 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.145; ἑτοίμαζέ μοι ξ. NT.Philm.22. ">NT+5th c.BC+]

__2 friendly relation between two states, or between a person and a foreign state, ξεινίην τινὶ συντίθεσθαι, Latin hospitium facere cum aliquo, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατὰ τὴν ξ. because of their friendly relations, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς ξ. τᾶς σᾶς by thy friendship with us, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ξ. τινός with him, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3 status of an alien, opposed to that of a citizen, γραφὴ ξενίαίας indictment of an alien for usurping civic rights, [Refs]; ξενίαίας φεύγειν (i.e. γραφήν) to be so indicted, [ξενίαίας γράψασθαί τινα [prev. author] 40.41. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II guest-chamber, [Refs 4th c.AD+]; perhaps lodging, [NT]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Acts.28.23}