denotes (a) "foreign, alien," Act 17:18, of gods; Heb 13:9, of doctrines; (b) "unusual," 1Pe 1:4, 2nd part, of the fiery trial of persecution (for 1st part, see B). See STRANGER.
denotes (a) "belonging to another" (allos), see MAN'S, Note (1); (b) "alien, foreign, strange," Act 7:6, Heb 11:9, AV, RV, "(a land) not his own." See ALIEN, STRANGER. "contrary to received opinion" (para, "beside," doxa, "opinion;" Eng. "paradox," "-ical"), is rendered "strange things" in Luk 5:26. outside, is rendered "strange" in Act 26:11, AV: see FOREIGN. Note: In 1Co 14:21 (1st part), RV, heteroglossos, signifying "of a different tongue" (heteros, "another," glossa, "a tongue") is translated "of strange (AV, other) tongues." denotes "to think something strange," 1Pe 4:4, 1Pe 4:12, Passive Voice, i.e., "they are surprised," and "be (not) surprised;" in Act 17:20, the present participle, Active, is rendered "strange," i.e., "surprising." See ENTERTAIN, LODGE.
