οἶκοςoîkos
a dwelling (more or less extensive, literal or figurative); by implication, a family (more or less related, literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G3624
Meanings
1. properly, a house, dwelling: Acts 2:2, Acts 19:16; with genitive poss., Matthew 9:6, Matthew 9:7, Mark 2:11, Luke 1:23, and elsewhere; with genitive attributive, ἐμπορίου, John 2:16; προσευχῆς, Matthew 21:13, and elsewhere; of a sanctuary: οἶ. τ. θεοῦ, of the tabernacle, Matthew 12:4, and elsewhere; the temple, Matthew 21:13, and elsewhere; metaphorically of a city: Matthew 23:38, Luke 13:35; of the body, Matthew 12:44, Luke 11:24; of Christians, 1 Peter 2:5; ἐν οἴ, at home, Mark 2:1, 1 Corinthians 11:34, 1 Corinthians 14:35; so κατ’ οἶκον, Acts 2:46, Acts 5:42; οἱ εἰς (= οἱ ἐν; see εἰς) τ. οἶ., Luke 7:10, Luke 15:6; κατ’ οἴκους, from house to house, Acts 8:3, Acts 20:20; εἰς (κατ’) οἶκον, with genitive (Bl., § 46, 9), Mark 8:3, Luke 14:1, Romans 16:5, and elsewhere
2. By by metonymy, a house, household, family: Luke 10:5, Acts 7:10, 1 Corinthians 1:16, 1 Timothy 3:4, 1 Timothy 3:5 and elsewhere; of the Church, ὁ οἶ. τ. θεοῦ, 1 Timothy 3:15, Hebrews 3:2, 1 Peter 4:17; of descendants, οἶ Ἰσραήλ (Δαυείδ, Ἰακώβ; Bl, § 47, 9), Matthew 10:6, Luke 1:27, Luke 1:33, and elsewhere (cf. Exodus 6:14, 1 Samuel 2:30, and elsewhere).
Synonyms
see οἰκία.
Same root
- πανοικίpanoikí · G3832with the whole family
- οἰκουρόςoikourós · G3626be "ware"); a stayer at home, i.e. domestically inclined (a "good housekeeper")
- περίοικοςperíoikos · G4040housed around, i.e. neighboring (used elliptically as a noun)
- οἰκονόμοςoikonómos · G3623a house-distributor (i.e. manager), or overseer, i.e. an employee in that capacity; by extension, a fiscal agent (treasurer); figuratively, a preacher (of the Gospel)
- οἰκέωoikéō · G3611to occupy a house, i.e. reside (figuratively, inhabit, remain, inhere); by implication, to cohabit
- οἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespótēs · G3617the head of a family
- οἰκεῖοςoikeîos · G3609domestic, i.e. (as noun), a relative, adherent
- οἰκοδομήoikodomḗ · G3619architecture, i.e. (concretely) a structure; figuratively, confirmation
Where it appears
Appears 112 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 9:6 So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”
- Matthew 9:7 And the man jumped up and went home!
- Matthew 10:6 but only to the people of Israel—God’s lost sheep.
- Matthew 11:8 Or were you expecting to see a man dressed in expensive clothes? No, people with expensive clothes live in palaces.
- Matthew 12:4 He went into the house of God, and he and his companions broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests are allowed to eat.
- Matthew 12:44 Then it says, ‘I will return to the person I came from.’ So it returns and finds its former home empty, swept, and in order.
See every passage
- Matthew 9:6, 9:7, 10:6, 11:8, 12:4, 12:44, 15:24, 21:13, 23:38
- Mark 2:1, 2:11, 2:26, 5:19, 5:38, 7:17, 7:30, 8:3, 8:26, 9:28, 11:17
- Luke 1:23, 1:27, 1:33, 1:40, 1:56, 1:69, 2:4, 5:24, 5:25, 6:4, 7:10, 7:36, 8:39, 8:41, 9:61, 10:5, 11:17, 11:24, 11:51, 12:39, 12:52, 13:35, 14:1, 14:23, 15:6, 16:4, 16:27, 18:14, 19:5, 19:9, 19:46
- John 2:16, 2:17, 11:20
- Acts 2:2, 2:36, 2:46, 5:42, 7:10, 7:20, 7:42, 7:46, 7:47, 7:49, 8:3, 10:2, 10:22, 10:30, 11:12, 11:13, 11:14, 16:15, 16:31, 16:34, 18:8, 19:16, 20:20, 21:8
- Romans 16:5
- 1 Corinthians 1:16, 11:34, 14:35, 16:19
- Colossians 4:15
- 1 Timothy 3:4, 3:5, 3:12, 3:15, 5:4
- 2 Timothy 1:16, 4:19
- Titus 1:11
- Philemon 1:2
- Hebrews 3:2, 3:3, 3:4, 3:5, 3:6, 8:8, 8:10, 10:21, 11:7
- 1 Peter 2:5, 4:17
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.