γείτων
geitōn
neighbour
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word γείτων (geitōn) is defined as "neighbour". It appears four times in the Bible, indicating its limited but significant usage. As a term for neighbour, it likely refers to someone who lives nearby, possibly in close proximity to the speaker or writer. The restricted frequency of this word suggests that it may be used in specific contexts where the concept of neighbourliness is particularly relevant. Its definition also implies a sense of spatial closeness, which could be an important factor in understanding its usage.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
He also said to the one who had invited him, “When you make a dinner or a supper, don’t call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.
Luke 15:6When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’
Luke 15:9When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.’
John 9:8The neighbors therefore, and those who saw that he was blind before, said, “Isn’t this he who sat and begged?”