House
οἶκοςStrong’s G3624oikos
Appears in 105 verses of the New Testament
In short
Oikos is the Greek word usually translated “house”, “home” and “household”. It appears in 105 verses of the New Testament.
“One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;”
Meaning
Usually translated “house”, “home” and “household”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- house 74
- home 10
- household 10
- a house 8
- of house 2
- houses 2
- homes 2
- households 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 32
- Acts 24
- Mark 11
- Matthew 9
- Hebrews 9
- 1 Timothy 5
14 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 3:5In context(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
- 1 Timothy 3:12In contextLet the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
- 1 Timothy 3:15In contextBut if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
- 1 Timothy 5:4In contextBut if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.
- Titus 1:11In contextWhose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
- Philemon 1:2In contextAnd to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:
All 105 verses, by book
- Luke 32
- 1:231:271:331:401:561:692:45:245:256:47:107:368:398:419:6110:510:3811:1711:2411:5112:3912:5213:3514:114:2315:616:416:2718:1419:519:919:46
- Acts 24
- 2:22:362:465:427:107:207:427:467:477:498:310:210:2210:3011:1211:1311:1416:1516:3116:3418:819:1620:2021:8
- Romans 1
- 16:5
- Colossians 1
- 4:15
- Titus 1
- 1:11
- Philemon 1
- 1:2
Greek dictionary
οἶκος oikos · house
οἶκος, -οῦ, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for בַּיִת, also for אֹהֶל ,הֵכָל, etc. ;] 1. prop., a house, dwelling: Act.2:2 19:16; with genitive poss., Mat.9:6, 7 Mrk.2:11, Luk.1:23, al.; with genitive attrib., ἐμπορίου, Jhn.2:16; προσευχῆς, Mat.21:13, al.; of a sanctuary (Hdt., Eur.): οἶ. τ. θεοῦ, of the tabernacle, Mat.12:4, al.; the temple, Mat.21:13, al.; metaphorically of a city: Mat.23:38, Luk.13:35; of the body, Mat.12:44, Luk.11:24; of Christians, 1Pe.2:5; ἐν οἴ (M, Pr., 81f.), at home, Mrk.2:1, 1Co.11:34 14:35; so κατ ̓ οἶκον, Act.2:46 5:42; οἱ εἰς (= οἱ ἐν; see: εἰς) τ. οἶ., Luk.7:10 15:6; κατ …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “house” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HOUSE, noun
hous. [Latin casa; Heb. to put on, to cover.]
- In a general sense, a building or shed intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind; but appropriately, a building or edifice for the habitation of man; a dwelling place, mansion or abode for any of the human species.
- An edifice or building appropriated to the worship of God; a temple; a church; as the house of God.
- A monastery; a college; as a religious house
- The manner of living; the table.
All definitions and other forms of “house”
- In astrology, the station of a planet in the heavens, or the twelfth part of the heavens.
- A family of ancestors; descendants and kindred; a race of persons from the same stock; a tribe.
- One of the estates of a kingdom assembled in parliament or legislature; a body of men united in their legislative capacity, and holding their place by right or by election.
- The quorum of a legislative body; the number of representatives assembled who are constitutionally empowered to enact laws.
- In Scripture, those who dwell in a house and compose a family; a household.“Cornelius was a devout man, and feared God with all his house” Acts 10:2
- Wealth; estate.“Ye devour widows' houses” Matthew 23:14
- The grave; as the house appointed for all living. Job 30:23
- Household affairs; domestic concerns.
- The body; the residence of the soul in this world; as our earthly house 2 Corinthians 5:1
- The church among the Jews.“Moses was faithful in all his house” Hebrews 3:2
- A place of residence. Exodus 13:3“Egypt is called the house of bondage” Exodus 13:3
- A square, or division on a chess board.
HOUSE, verb transitive
houz. To cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to shelter; to protect by covering; as, to house wood; to house farming utensils; to house cattle.
- To admit to residence; to harbor.
- To deposit and cover, as in the grave.
- To drive to a shelter.
HOUSE, verb intransitive
houz. To take shelter or lodgings; to keep abode; to reside.
- To have an astrological station in the heavens.
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.