οἰκεῖος
oikeios · of the household
Greek word · Strong’s number G3609 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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oikeios (οἰκεῖος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “of the household”.
Belonging to one's own family or house.
How to say it
oi·kei·os
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
- Those belonging to one's home; for God, the believers.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Galatians 6:10
So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, and especially to those of the household of faith.
- Ephesians 2:19
So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
- 1 Timothy 5:8
But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for the members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.