Cell
οἴκημαStrong’s G3612oikēma
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Oikēma is the Greek word usually translated “cell”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.”
Meaning
Usually translated “cell”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- cell 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
οἴκημα oikēma · cell
οἴκημα, -τος, τό (οἰκέω), [in LXX: Eze.16:24 (גַב), Tob.2:4, Wis.13:15 * ;] a dwelling. As a euphemism for other definite terms (e.g. brothel. Hdt., ii, 121; cf. Ez, l.with), a prison (Thus., iv, 47 f.); Act.12:7.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “cell” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CELL, noun
- A small or close apartment, as in a prison, or a bath.
- A cottage; a cave; a small or mean place of residence.
- A small cavity or hollow place, variously applied; as the cells of the brain; the cells of a honey comb, etc.
- In botany, a hollow place in a pericarp, particularly in a capsule, in which seeds are lodged.
All definitions
- In anatomy, a little bag, or bladder, containing fluid or other matter; as the adipose cells, containing fat.
- A religious house.
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.