οἶκος
oikos
house: home
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the provided lexicon data, the Greek word "oikos" (οἶκος) conveys a simple yet profound concept - a house or home. This term appears a total of 79 times in the Bible, indicating its significance and relevance to the authors' messages. In its purest form, "oikos" refers to the physical structure where individuals reside and belong, but it likely carries a deeper, more symbolic meaning as well. The extensive use of "oikos" across various Bible passages demonstrates its broad range of usage. It is applied to the home of an individual (e.g., Matthew 1:6), a community or family unit, and even the dwelling of God (e.g., John 14:2, where believers are referred to as "inhabitants of the heavenly oikos"). The word's repeated appearance underscores its importance as a recurring theme in the biblical narrative, touching on the concepts of identity, belonging, and the relationships that define us. Despite its seemingly straightforward definition, "oikos" holds the potential for rich metaphorical interpretations, emphasizing the connections between people, their living spaces, and the divine.
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Occurrences in Scripture
79 total occurrences across the text — showing 50
But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins-” (then he said to the paralytic), “Get up, and take up your mat, and go to your house.”
Matthew 9:7He arose and departed to his house.
Matthew 11:8But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.
Matthew 12:4how he entered into God’s house, and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were with him, but only for the priests?
Matthew 12:44Then he says, ‘I will return into my house from which I came out,’ and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.
Matthew 21:13He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers!”
Matthew 21:13He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers!”
Matthew 23:38Behold, your house is left to you desolate.
Mark 2:1When he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was in the house.
Mark 2:11“I tell you, arise, take up your mat, and go to your house.”
Mark 2:26How he entered into God’s house at the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the show bread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him?”
Mark 3:20The multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
Mark 5:19He didn’t allow him, but said to him, “Go to your house, to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you.”
Mark 5:38He came to the synagogue ruler’s house, and he saw an uproar, weeping, and great wailing.
Mark 7:17When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable.
Mark 7:30She went away to her house, and found the child having been laid on the bed, with the demon gone out.
Mark 8:3If I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint on the way, for some of them have come a long way.”
Mark 8:26He sent him away to his house, saying, “Don’t enter into the village, nor tell anyone in the village.”
Mark 9:28When he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”
Mark 11:17He taught, saying to them, “Isn’t it written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations?’ But you have made it a den of robbers!”
Mark 11:17He taught, saying to them, “Isn’t it written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations?’ But you have made it a den of robbers!”
Luke 1:23When the days of his service were fulfilled, he departed to his house.
Luke 1:40and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.
Luke 1:56Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.
Luke 5:24But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” (he said to the paralyzed man), “I tell you, arise, take up your cot, and go to your house.”
Luke 5:25Immediately he rose up before them, and took up that which he was laying on, and departed to his house, glorifying God.
Luke 6:4how he entered into God’s house, and took and ate the show bread, and gave also to those who were with him, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?”
Luke 7:10Those who were sent, returning to the house, found that the servant who had been sick was well.
Luke 7:36One of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. He entered into the Pharisee’s house, and sat at the table.
Luke 8:39“Return to your house, and declare what great things God has done for you.” He went his way, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.
Luke 8:41Behold, a man named Jairus came. He was a ruler of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus’ feet, and begged him to come into his house,
Luke 9:61Another also said, “I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say good-bye to those who are at my house.”
Luke 10:5Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house.’
Luke 10:38As they went on their way, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
Luke 11:24The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the man, passes through dry places, seeking rest, and finding none, he says, ‘I will turn back to my house from which I came out.’
Luke 12:39But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not allowed his house to be broken into.
Luke 13:35Behold, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’ ”
Luke 14:1When he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching him.
Luke 14:23“The lord said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
Luke 15:6When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’
Luke 16:4I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from management, they may receive me into their houses.’
Luke 16:27“He said, ‘I ask you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house;
Luke 18:14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Luke 19:5When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”
Luke 19:9Jesus said to him, “Today, salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.
Luke 19:46saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of robbers’!”
Luke 19:46saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of robbers’!”
John 2:16To those who sold the doves, he said, “Take these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a marketplace!”
John 2:16To those who sold the doves, he said, “Take these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a marketplace!”
John 2:17His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.”