"the keeper of a public inn or caravanserai, a host, Lk. 10:35*"
Definition and meaning
the keeper of a public inn or caravanserai, a host, Lk. 10:35*
In the original Greek the word is written: πανδοχεύς
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 pandocheus (G3830) across the King James Bible.
And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
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Common questions
Strong's G3830 (pandocheus) is a Greek word that means: the keeper of a public inn or caravanserai, a host, Lk. 10:35* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word pandocheus (G3830) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3830 is pandocheus, a Greek word defined as: the keeper of a public inn or caravanserai, a host, Lk. 10:35*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
pandocheus is a Greek word found in the New Testament.