The meaning of “οἰκία”
Understanding oikía reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
home, house(-hold). - properly, residence (abstractly), but usually (concretely) an abode (literally or figuratively) - ...
οἰκία
home, house(-hold). - properly, residence (abstractly), but usually (concretely) an abode (literally or figuratively) - by implication, a family (especially domestics)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 10:13 | “And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.” Word: οἰκία (oikía) | |
| Luke 9:4 | “And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.” Word: οἰκία (oikía) | |
| Acts 10:32 | “Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.” Word: οἰκία (oikía) | |
| 2 Corinthians 5:1 | “For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.” Word: οἰκία (oikía) | |
| 1 Timothy 5:13 | “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.” Word: οἰκία (oikía) |