KJV Word Help Library – Letter X
KJV Words Beginning With X
This section of the KJV Word Help Library focuses on words that begin with the letter [X]. Each word includes modern synonyms, a simple sentence to explain its meaning, and Bible verses that show how the word is used in Scripture. These definitions are designed to help you read the King James Bible with clarity and understanding, no matter your level of familiarity with older English.
LETTER X
1. Xanthos (Greek descriptive word: yellow/golden)
Definition/Synonyms:
– yellow, golden, fair-colored, light
Simple meaning: Means “yellow” or “light golden.”
Verse Reference(s): (Symbolic root: Revelation 9:17; Daniel 7:9)
2. Xenagogue (Greek root for “leader of strangers”)
Definition/Synonyms:
– guide, helper, leader, companion
Simple meaning: Someone who leads or guides strangers.
Verse Reference(s): (Acts 8:31; John 16:13)
3. Xenia (conceptual—hospitality, used in NT Greek)
Definition/Synonyms:
– hospitality, kindness to strangers, reception, generosity
Simple meaning: Hospitality or receiving guests (the Greek root behind words like “stranger” and “guest”).
Verse Reference(s): (Romans 12:13; Hebrews 13:2)
4. Xenizo (Greek root behind “entertained strangers”)
Definition/Synonyms:
– welcome, receive strangers, host, entertain
Simple meaning: To welcome or host someone who is not from one’s home.
Verse Reference(s): (Hebrews 13:2; Acts 10:23)
5. Xenoanthropy (conceptual term)
Definition/Synonyms:
– stranger-love, hospitality, kindness, care
Simple meaning: Loving or caring for strangers (rooted in “xenos”).
Verse Reference(s): (1 Peter 4:9; Romans 12:13)
6. Xerophagy (early Christian term)
Definition/Synonyms:
– fasting, dry eating, abstinence, discipline
Simple meaning: Dry-food fasting practiced in early Christian tradition.
Verse Reference(s): (Matthew 4:2; Acts 13:2)
7. Xerxes (not in KJV by name, but historically equivalent to Ahasuerus)
Definition/Synonyms:
– Ahasuerus, Persian king, ruler, monarch
Simple meaning: The Greek name for the Persian king known in the KJV as Ahasuerus.
Verse Reference(s): (Esther 1:1; Ezra 4:6)
8. Xiphos (Greek root meaning “sword”)
Definition/Synonyms:
– sword, blade, weapon, dagger
Simple meaning: A Greek word for “sword,” underlying some Biblical imagery.
Verse Reference(s): (Hebrews 4:12; Revelation 19:15)
9. Xylina (Greek adjective related to “wooden”)
Definition/Synonyms:
– wooden, made of wood, timber-like, crafted of wood
Simple meaning: Means “made of wood.”
Verse Reference(s): (Contextual Greek root; Acts 16:24; Revelation 18:12)
10. Xylos (Greek root for “wood,” used behind “tree”)
Definition/Synonyms:
– wood, timber, tree, wooden object
Simple meaning: Means “wood” or “tree” in Greek, used behind many English renderings.
Verse Reference(s): (Acts 5:30; Revelation 22:2)