"a neighbor, Lk. 14:12; 15:6, 9; Jn. 9:8*"
Definition and meaning
a neighbor, Lk. 14:12; 15:6, 9; Jn. 9:8*
In the original Greek the word is written: γείτων
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of geiton (G1069) across the King James Bible.
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 thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.
The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
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Common questions
Strong's G1069 (geiton) is a Greek word that means: a neighbor, Lk. 14:12; 15:6, 9; Jn. 9:8* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word geiton (G1069) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1069 is geiton, a Greek word defined as: a neighbor, Lk. 14:12; 15:6, 9; Jn. 9:8*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
geiton is a Greek word found in the New Testament.