Strong’s G1069 · Greek

γείτων
geítōn

Definition

a neighbour (as adjoining one's ground); by implication, a friend

Etymology

from G1093 (γῆ);

Where the KJV renders it

  • neighbour

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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