Home
οἰκίαStrong’s G3614oikia
Appears in 85 verses of the New Testament
In short
Oikia is the Greek word usually translated “house”, “houses” and “household”. It appears in 85 verses of the New Testament.
“And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.”
Meaning
Usually translated “house”, “houses” and “household”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- house 74
- houses 7
- a house 7
- household 4
- home 1
- house to house 1
- households 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 25
- Luke 20
- Mark 16
- Acts 11
- John 5
- 1 Corinthians 2
11 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 John 1:10In contextIf there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
- Matthew 2:11And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
- Matthew 5:15Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
- Matthew 7:24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
- Matthew 7:25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
- Matthew 7:26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
All 85 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
οἰκία oikia · home
οἰκία, -ας, ἡ (οἶκος), [in LXX chiefly (very freq.) for בַּיִת ;] a house, dwelling: Mat.2:11 7:24-27, Mrk.1:29, al.; ἐν οἰκίᾳ (= cl. κατ ̓ οἰκίαν), at home, Luk.8:27; εἰς οἰ., II Jn 10; οἰ, with genitive of person(s), usually has the art. (Mat.8:14, al., but cf. οἶκος and see Bl., § 46, 9); ἡ οἰ. τ. πατρός μου, Jhn.14:2. Metaphorical, (a) of the body as the dwelling of the soul: 2Co.5:1; (b) of property (as בַּיִת, Gen.45:18, LXX, τ. υπάρχοντα; 3Ki.13:8, LXX, οἶκος) = οἶκος (which see): Mrk.12:40, Luk.20:47; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “home” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HOME, noun
[Gr. a house, a close place, or place or rest.]
- A dwelling house; the house or place in which one resides.“Then the disciples went away again to their own home” John 20:10
- One's own country.
- The place of constant residence; the seat.
- The grave; death; or a future state.“Man goeth to his long home” Ecclesiastes 12:5
All definitions and other forms of “home”
- The present state of existence.“Whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord” 2 Corinthians 5:6
HOME, adjective
Close; severe; poignant; as a home thrust.
HOME, adverb
[This is merely elliptical; to being omitted.]
- To one's own habitation; as in the phrases, go home come home bring home carry home
- To one's own country. home is opposed to abroad, or in a foreign country.
- Close; closely; to the point; as, this consideration comes home to our interest, that is, it nearly affects it.
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.