Xenos
Pronounced ZEE-nohs
- Meaning
- "Stranger; Guest; Foreigner"
- Origin
- Greek
Xenos is the stranger — and we are strangers and pilgrims on earth. 'These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.' Xenos journeys toward a better country.
Spiritual meaning
Xenos is a pilgrim on earth — promises seen afar off, embraced by faith, the stranger journeying toward a heavenly country.
Related verses (KJV)
"These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth."
Hebrews 11:13 (KJV) →"Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul."
1 Peter 2:11 (KJV) →