Oikos

oy'-kos
Parts of Speech Noun Masculine

Oikos Definition

  1. a house
    1. an inhabited house, home
    2. any building whatever
      1. of a palace
      2. the house of God, the tabernacle
    3. any dwelling place
      1. of the human body as the abode of demons that possess it
      2. of tents, and huts, and later, of the nests, stalls, lairs, of animals
      3. the place where one has fixed his residence, one's settled abode, domicile
  2. the inmates of a house, all the persons forming one family, a household
    1. the family of God, of the Christian Church, of the church of the Old and New Testaments
  3. stock, family, descendants of one
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
oi\koß
Origin
of uncertain affinity
Strong's Number
3624
TDNT Entry
5:119,674

KJV Word Usage

house
104
household
3
home + (1519)&version=kjv
2
at home + (1722)
2
miscellaneous
3
Total
114

KJV Verse Count

9
12
32
4
23
1
4
1
5
2
1
1
9
2
Total
106
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Oikos". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .