oikos · house

What it means

oikos (οἶκος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “house”.

Also household, family.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. The place where one lives; also the temple, God's dwelling.
2. The family, or a people descended from one man, like Israel.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Word study

House: the dwelling and also those who live in it, the family; and in a wider sense, a lineage or a people. Abbott-Smith: a dwelling, literally or figuratively; by implication, a family. Of the same family are οἰκία, “house” (G3614), and οἰκοδομέω, “to build”.

• The house where one lives Mark 2:11
• The house of God Matthew 21:13Matthew 12:41 Timothy 3:15
• The family: “you and your household” Acts 16:31Acts 11:14
• The lineage or the people: “the house of David”, “the house of Israel” Luke 1:27Matthew 10:6

How we translate it

“House” 77 times, “home” 17, “household” 13, “homes” 2, “households” 2. “House” is kept when it names a lineage (“the house of David”, Luke 1:27); when it means the people of a home, English says “household” (“you and your household”, Acts 16:31). For οἰκία (G3614), almost a synonym, “house” is also used.

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• house ×77
• home ×17
• household ×13
• homes ×2
• households ×2
• houses ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×10
• Mark×13
• Luke×33
• John×4
• Acts×24
• Romans×1
• 1 Corinthians×4
• Colossians×1
• 1 Timothy×5
• 2 Timothy×2
• Titus×1
• Philemon×1
• Hebrews×11
• 1 Peter×2

• Matthew 9:6

  But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”— then he says to the paralytic— “Get up, pick up your bed, and go to your home.”

• Matthew 9:7

  And he got up and went away to his home.

• Matthew 10:6

  but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

• Matthew 11:8

  But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothes? Look, those who wear soft clothes are in the houses of kings.

• Matthew 12:4

  how he entered into the house of God and they ate the bread of the presentation, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, except for the priests alone?

• Matthew 12:44

  Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’ And when it comes, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and put in order.

• Matthew 15:24

  But he answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

• Matthew 21:13

  And he says to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it a den of robbers.”

• Matthew 23:38

  Look, your house is left to you desolate.

• Mark 2:1

  And when he came back into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was at home.

• Mark 2:11

  “I say to you, get up, pick up your mat, and go to your home.”

• Mark 2:26

  how he entered into the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the bread of the presentation, which it is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave it also to those who were with him?”

• Mark 3:20

  And he comes home; and the crowd gathers again, so that they could not even eat bread.

• Mark 5:19

  And he did not let him, but says to him, “Go to your home, to your own, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and had mercy on you.”

• Mark 5:38

  And they come to the house of the synagogue leader, and he sees a commotion, and people weeping and wailing loudly.

• Mark 7:17

  And when he went into the house, away from the crowd, his disciples asked him about the parable.

• Mark 7:30

  And going away to her home, she found the child lying on the bed and the demon gone out.

• Mark 8:3

  and if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from far away.”

• Mark 8:26

  And he sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even go into the village.”

• Mark 9:28

  And when he had gone into the house, his disciples were asking him privately, “Why could we not drive it out?”

• Mark 11:17

  And he was teaching and saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers.”

• Luke 1:23

  And it happened, when the days of his service were completed, he went away to his home.

• Luke 1:27

  to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

• Luke 1:33

  and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

• Luke 1:40

  and she entered into the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.

• Luke 1:56

  And Mary stayed with her about three months and returned to her home.

• Luke 1:69

  and he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David his servant,

• Luke 2:4

  And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,

• Luke 5:24

  But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” —he said to the paralyzed man— “I say to you, get up, and pick up your stretcher and go to your home.”

• Luke 5:25

  And immediately he got up before them, picked up what he had been lying on, and went away to his home, glorifying God.

• Luke 6:4

  how he entered into the house of God and, taking the bread of the presentation, ate and gave it to those with him, which it is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?”

• Luke 7:10

  And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.

• Luke 7:36

  Now one of the Pharisees was asking him to eat with him, and going into the Pharisee’s house, he reclined at table.

• Luke 8:39

  “Return to your home, and tell all that God has done for you.” And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole town all that Jesus had done for him.

• Luke 8:41

  And look, there came a man whose name was Jairus, and he was a leader of the synagogue; and falling at Jesus’ feet, he begged him to come into his house,

• Luke 9:61

  And another also said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first allow me to say goodbye to those at my home.”

• Luke 10:5

  And whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’

• Luke 11:17

  But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and house falls upon house.

• Luke 11:24

  When the unclean spirit goes out of the person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest; and not finding any, it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’

• Luke 11:51

  from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the house; yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.

And 72 more times.