οἰκία
oikiaNoun (Feminine)G3614
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From: from G3624 (οἶκος);
Short Definition
properly, residence (abstractly), but usually (concretely) an abode (literally or figuratively); by implication, a family (especially domestics)
Full Lexicon Entry
a house, dwelling: ἐν οἰκίᾳ, at home; εἰς οἰ.; οἰ, with genitive of person(s), usually has the art. ; ἡ οἰ. πατρός μου. Metaphorical, (a) of the body as the dwelling of the soul: (b) of property (as בַּיִת, LXX, υπάρχοντα;, LXX, οἶκος) = *οἶκος *(which see): (with) of the inmates of the dwelling, the household
Synonyms
οἶκος, which in Attic law denoted the whole estate, οἰκία, the dwelling only. In cl. poets *οἶκος *has also the latter sense, but not in prose, except in metaphorically usage, where it signifies both property and household. The foregoing distinction is not, however, consistently maintained in late Greek; cf. MM, ii, xvii, and see Thayer, οἰκία
LXX Usage: chiefly (very freq.) for בַּיִת
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)
Morphology G:N-F
DescriptionGreek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
85 timesAppears 85 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Matthew
25
Luke
20
Mark
16
Acts
11
John
5
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 11:22
- Acts 9:17
- Luke 5:29
- Matthew 17:25
- Mark 1:29
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