Of one’s household
οἰκεῖοςStrong’s G3609oikeios
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Oikeios is the Greek word usually translated “household”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.”
Meaning
Usually translated “household”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of the household 2
- household 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Galatians 1
- Ephesians 1
- 1 Timothy 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
οἰκεῖος oikeios · of one’s household
οἰκεῖος, -α, -ον (οἶκος), [in LXX for דּוֹד, שְׁאֵר, etc.; in Isa.58:7, οἰ. τοῦ σπέρματος for בָּשָׂר ;] in or of the house (opposite to ξένος, ἀλλότριος); (a) of things; τὰ οἰ., household affairs or goods; (b) of persons, of the same family or kin; as subst., οἱ οἰ., kinsmen: 1Ti.5:8; with genitive of person(s), of the family of: metaphorically, τ. θεον, Eph.2:19; τ. πίστεως (Lft., in l), Gal.6:10.† SYN,: συγγενής, ἴδιος (see Cremer, 446; Deiss., BS, 123) (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “household” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HOUSEHOLD, noun
hous'hold. Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family; those who belong to a family.
- “I baptized also the household of Stephanus” 1 Corinthians 1:16
- Family life; domestic management.
All definitions and other forms of “household”
HOUSEHOLD, adjective
hous'hold. Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as household furniture; household affairs.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.