The meaning of “οἰκοδεσπότης”
Understanding oikodespótēs reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
goodman (of the house), householder, master of the house. - the head of a family
οἰκοδεσπότης
goodman (of the house), householder, master of the house. - the head of a family
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 20:1 | “For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.” Word: οἰκοδεσπότης (oikodespótēs) | |
| Mark 14:14 | “And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?” Word: οἰκοδεσπότης (oikodespótēs) | |
| Luke 14:21 | “So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.” Word: οἰκοδεσπότης (oikodespótēs) |