Member of a house
οἰκιακόςStrong’s G3615oikiakos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Oikiakos is the Greek word usually translated “house members” and “household”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?”
Meaning
Usually translated “house members” and “household”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- house members 1
- household 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
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Greek dictionary
οἰκιακός oikiakos · member of a house
οἰκιακός (in Plut., al., -ειακός), ή, όν (οἰκία), = οἰκεῖος belonging to the household, one's own: Mat.10:36; opposite to οἰκοδεσπότης, Mat.10:25.† (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.