Strong's Lexicon oikeios: Belonging to a household, domestic, related by family Original Word: οἰκεῖος Word Origin: Derived from οἶκος (oikos), meaning "house" or "household." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "oikeios," the concept of household and familial belonging can be related to Hebrew terms like בַּיִת (bayit, Strong's H1004), meaning "house" or "household." Usage: The term "oikeios" is used in the New Testament to describe someone who is part of a household or family. It conveys a sense of belonging and intimate association, often used metaphorically to describe spiritual kinship among believers. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of the household (oikos) was central to social structure. The household included not only the nuclear family but also extended family members, slaves, and servants. Being "oikeios" implied a close, familial relationship, often with legal and social obligations. In the early Christian context, this term was used to emphasize the spiritual family formed by believers, transcending traditional family boundaries. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3609: οἰκεῖοςοἰκεῖος, οἰκεῖα, οἰκεῖον (οἶκος), from Hesiod down, belonging to a house or family, domestic, intimate: belonging to one's household, related by blood, kindred, 1 Timothy 5:8; οἰκεῖοι τοῦ Θεοῦ, belonging to God's household, i. e. to the theocracy, Ephesians 2:19; in a wider sense, with a genitive of the thing, belonging to, devoted to, adherents of a thing, οἱ οἰκεῖοι τῆς πίστεως, professors of the (Christian) faith, Galatians 6:10 (but others associate this passage with that from Ephesians as above; see Lightfoot at the passage); so οἰκεῖος φιλοσοφίας, Strabo 1, p. 13 b. (1, 17 edition Sieben.); γεωγραφιας, p. 25 a. (1, 34 edition Sieben.); ὀλιγαρχιας, Diodorus 13, 91; τυραννίδος, 19, 70. (The Sept. for שְׁאֵר, related by blood; דּוד, 1 Samuel 10:14ff; שַׁאֲרָה, consanguinity, Leviticus 18:17; οἰκεῖος τοῦ σπέρματος for בָּשָׂר, Isaiah 58:7.) STRONGS NT 3609a: οἰκετείαοἰκετεία (others, οἰκετεία, cf. Chandler § 99ff), οἰκετείας, ἡ (οἰκέτης, which see), household i. e. body of servants (Macrobius, Appuleius ( From oikos; domestic, i.e. (as noun), a relative, adherent -- (those) of the (his own) house(-hold). see GREEK oikos Englishman's Concordance Galatians 6:10 Adj-AMPGRK: πρὸς τοὺς οἰκείους τῆς πίστεως NAS: to those who are of the household of the faith. KJV: unto them who are of the household of faith. INT: toward those of the household of the of faith Ephesians 2:19 Adj-NMP 1 Timothy 5:8 Adj-GMP Strong's Greek 3609 |
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