xenizo ^3579^ 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
(from Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words)
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From 3581 xenos (xen'-os);
apparently a primary word; foreign (literally, alien, or figuratively, novel); by implication a guest or (vice-versa) entertainer:
KJV-- host, strange (-r).