Oikos

The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon

Strong's Number: 3624

Original Word	Word Origin
oikoß	of uncertain affinity
Transliterated Word	TDNT Entry
Oikos	5:119,674
Phonetic Spelling	Parts of Speech
oy'-kos	Noun Masculine

Definition

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
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
stock, family, descendants of one

NAS Word Usage - Total: 120

descendants 1, families 1, family 1, home 18, homes 2, house 79, household 14, households 1, itself 1, palaces 1, place 1

NAS Verse Count
Matthew	9
Mark	12
Luke	31
John	4
Acts	23
Romans	1
1 Corinthians	4
2 Corinthians	1
Colossians	1
1 Timothy	5
2 Timothy	2
Titus	1
Philemon	1
Hebrews	9
1 Peter	2

Total	106

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.

Bibliography Information

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Oikos". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999.

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