Strong's Lexicon
oikos: House, household, home, family
Original Word:οἶκος
Part of Speech:Noun, Masculine
Transliteration:oikos
Pronunciation:OY-kos
Phonetic Spelling:(oy'-kos)
Definition:House, household, home, family
Meaning:(a) a house, the material building, (b) a household, family, lineage, nation.
Word Origin:Derived from the root of οἰκέω (oikeō), meaning "to dwell" or "to inhabit."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H1004 (בַּיִת, bayith): House, household, dwelling
- H4940 (מִשְׁפָּחָה, mishpachah): Family, clan, tribe
Usage:The Greek word "oikos" primarily refers to a physical structure or dwelling place, such as a house. It can also denote the people who reside within that structure, thus extending its meaning to "household" or "family." In the New Testament, "oikos" is used both literally and metaphorically. Literally, it refers to a physical building or home (e.g., Matthew 7:24, "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock"). Metaphorically, it can refer to the family of God or the community of believers (e.g., 1 Timothy 3:15, "if I am delayed, you will know how to conduct yourself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth").
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Greek and Jewish culture, the "oikos" was a central unit of society. It encompassed not only the immediate family but also extended family members, servants, and sometimes even close friends. The "oikos" was a place of shelter, economic activity, and social interaction. In the Greco-Roman world, the household was often seen as a microcosm of the state, with the head of the household (paterfamilias) holding significant authority. In Jewish tradition, the household was also a place of religious instruction and practice, with the family playing a crucial role in the transmission of faith and values.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origina prim. word
Definitiona house, a dwelling
NASB Translationdescendants (1), families (1), family (1), home (18), homes (2), house (79), household (14), households (1), itself (1), palaces (1), place (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3624: οἶκοςοἶκος,
οἴκου,
ὁ (cf. Latin
vicus, English ending
-wich;
Curtius, § 95), from
Homer down; the
Sept. in numberless places for
בַּיִת, also for
הֵיכַל, a palace,
אֹהֶל, a tent, etc.;
1.a house;
a. strictly,an inhabited house (differing thus fromδόμος the building):Acts 2:2;Acts 19:16;τίνος,Matthew 9:6;Mark 2:11;Mark 5:38;Luke 1:23, 40, 56;Luke 8:39, 41, etc.;ἔρχεσθαιεἰςοἶκον, to come into a house (domurn venire),Mark 3:20 (19);εἰςτόνοἶκον, into the (i. e.his or their) house,home,Luke 7:10;Luke 15:6;ἐντῷοἴκῳ, in the (her) house,John 11:20;ἐνοἴκῳ, at home,1 Corinthians 11:34;1 Corinthians 14:35;οἱεἰςτόνοἶκον(seeεἰς, C. 2),Luke 9:61;κατ'οἶκον, opposed toἐντῷἱερῷ, in a household assembly,in private (R. V.at home; seeκατά, II. 1 d.),Acts 2:46;Acts 5:42;κατ'οἴκους, opposed toδημοσίᾳ, in private houses (A. V.from house to house; seeκατά, II. 3 a.),Acts 20:20;κατάτούςοἴκουςεἰσπορευόμενος, entering house after house,Acts 8:3;ἡκατ'οἶκοντίνοςἐκκλησία, seeἐκκλησία, 4 b. aa.
b.any building whatever:ἐμπορίου,John 2:16;προσευχῆς,Matthew 21:13;Mark 11:17;Luke 19:46;τοῦβασιλέως,τοῦἀρχιερέως,the palace of etc.,Matthew 11:8;Luke 22:54 (hereTTrWHοἰκία);τοῦΘεοῦ, the house where God was regarded as present — of the tabernacle,Matthew 12:4;Mark 2:26;Luke 6:4; of the temple at Jerusalem,Matthew 21:13;Mark 11:17;Luke 19:46;John 2:16f, (Isaiah 56:5, 7); cf.Luke 11:51;Acts 7:47, 49; of the heavenly sanctuary,Hebrews 10:21 (οἶκοςἅγιοςΘεοῦ, of heaven,Deuteronomy 26:15; Baruch 2:16); a body of Christians (a church), as pervaded by the Spirit and power of God, is calledοἶκοςπνευματικός,1 Peter 2:5.
c.any dwelling-place: of the human body as the abode of demons that possess it,Matthew 12:44;Luke 11:24; (used in Greek authors also of tents and huts, and later, of the nests, stalls, lairs, of animals). universally,the place where one has fixed his residence, one'ssettled abode, domicile:οἶκοςὑμῶν, of the city of Jerusalem,Matthew 23:38;Luke 13:35.
2. by metonymy,the inmates of a house, all the persons forming one family, a household:Luke 10:5;Luke 11:17 (al: refer this to 1, and takeἐπί either locally (seeἐπί, C. I. 1), or of succession (seeἐπί, C. I. 2 c.));;Acts 7:10;Acts 10:2;Acts 11:14;Acts 16:31;Acts 18:8;1 Corinthians 1:16;1 Timothy 3:4;1 Timothy 5:4;2 Timothy 1:16;2 Timothy 4:19;Hebrews 11:7; plural,1 Timothy 3:12;Titus 1:11 (so alsoGenesis 7:1;Genesis 47:12, and often in Greek authors); metaphorically, and in a theocratic senseὁοἶκοςτοῦΘεοῦ,the family of God, of the Christian church,1 Timothy 3:15;1 Peter 4:17; of the church of the Old and New Testament,Hebrews 3:2, 5f (Numbers 12:7).3.stock, race, descendants of one (A. V.house):ὁοἶκοςΔαυίδ,Luke 1:27, 69;Luke 2:4 (1 Kings 12:16);οἶκοςἸσραήλ,Matthew 10:6;Matthew 15:24;Luke 1:33;Acts 2:36;Acts 7:42; ((ὁοἶκοςἸακώβ), 46LTTr marginal reading);Hebrews 8:8, 10 (Jeremiah 38:31 ();Exodus 6:14;Exodus 12:3;Exodus 19:3;1 Samuel 2:30; (cf.ὁσεβαστόςοἶκος,Philo in Flac. § 4)). The word is not found in the Apocalypse. [SYNONYMS:οἶκος,οἰκία: in Attic (and especially legal) usage,οἶκος denotes one'shousehold establishment, one's entire property,οἰκία,the dwelling itself; and in proseοἶκος is not used in the sense ofοἰκία. In the sense offamilyοἶκος andοἰκία are alike employed;Schmidt vol. ii., chapter 80. In relation to distinctions (real or supposed) betweenοἶκος andοἰκία the following passages are of interest (cf. Valckenaer onHerodotus 7, 224):Xenophon, oecon. 1, 5οἶκοςδέδήτίδοκεῖἡμῖνκειναι;ἄραὅπεροἰκία,ἤκαίὅσατίςἔξωτῆςοἰκίαςκέκτηται,πάντατοῦοἴκουταῦταἐστιν ...πάντατοῦὀκουεἶναιὅσατίςκέκτηται.Aristotle, polit. 1, 2, p. 1252{b}, 9ff,ἐκμένοὖντούτωντῶνδύοκοινωνιων (viz. of a man with wife and servant)οἰκίαπρώτη,καίὀρθῶςἡσιοδοςεἶπεποιήσας "οἶκονμέν prootista]γυναῖκατέβοῦντ'ἀροτηρα." ...ἡμένοὖνεἰςπᾶσανἡμέρανσυνεστηκυιακοινωνίακατάφύσινοἶκοςἐστιν. ibid. 3, p. 1253{b}, 2ff,πᾶσαπόλιςἐκοἰκιῶνσύγκειται.οἰκίαςδέμέρη,ἐκὧναὖθιςοἰκίασυνισταται.οἰκίαδέτέλειοςἐκδούλωνκαίἐλευθέρων ...πρῶταδέκαίἐλάχισταμέρηοἰκίαςδεσπότηςκαίδοῦλοςκαίπόσιςκαίἄλοχος.πατήρκαίτέκνα, etc.Plutarch, de audiend. poetis § 6καίγάροἶκονπότεμέντήνοἰκίανκαλοῦσιν, "οἶκονἐςὑψοροφον."πότεδέτήνοὐσίαν, "ἐσθίεταιμοιοἶκος." (seeοἰκία, c.)Hesychius' Lexicon, under the wordsοἰκία,οἶκοι, under the wordοἶκος.ὀλίγηοἰκία ...καίμέροςτίτῆςοἰκίας ...καίτάἐντῇοἰκία. In the N. T., although the words appear at times to be used with some discrimination (e. g.Luke 10:5, 6, 7;Acts 16:31, 32, 34; cf.John 14:2), yet other passages seem to show that no distinction can be insisted upon: e. g.Matthew 9:23;Mark 5:38;Luke 7:36, 37;Acts 10:17,();; (1 Corinthians 1:16;1 Corinthians 16:15).]
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
home, household, temple.Of uncertain affinity; a dwelling (more or less extensive, literal or figurative); by implication, a family (more or less related, literally or figuratively) -- home, house(-hold), temple.
Forms and Transliterations
οικίας οικοι οίκοι οίκοί οικοις οίκοις οἴκοις όικοις οικον οικόν οίκον οίκόν οἶκον οἶκόν όικον οικος οικός οίκος οίκός οἶκος οἶκός όικος οικου οικού οίκου οἴκου οικους οίκους οἴκους οικω οίκω οἴκῳ όικω οικων οίκων οἴκων oiko oikō oíkoi oíkōi oikois oíkois oikon oikōn oíkon oíkōn oîkon oîkón oikos oîkos oîkós oikou oíkou oikous oíkousLinks
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