οἶκος

οἶκος, -οῦ, ὁ,

[in LXX chiefly for בַּיִת, also for אֹהֶל ,הֵכָל, etc. ;]

1. prop., a house, dwelling: ApG 2,2; 19,16; with genitive poss., Matt 9,6, 7 Mark 2,11, Luk 1,23, al.; with genitive attrib., ἐμπορίου, Joh 2,16 προσευχῆς, Matt 21,13, al.; of a sanctuary (Hdt., Eur.): οἶ. τ. θεοῦ, of the tabernacle, Matt 12,4, al.; the temple, Matt 21,13, al.; metaphorically of a city: Matt 23,38, Luk 13,35; of the body, Matt 12,44, Luk 11,24; of Christians, 1 Pet 2,5 ἐν οἴ (M, Pr., 81f.), at home, Mark 2,1, 1 Kor 11,34; 14,35; so κατ ̓ οἶκον, ApG 2,46; 5,42; οἱ εἰς (= οἱ ἐν; see: εἰς) τ. οἶ., Luk 7,10; 15,6; κατ ̓οἴκους, from house to house, ApG 8,3; 20,20; εἰς (κατ ̓) οἶκον, with genitive (Bl., §46, 9), Mark 8,3, Luk 14,1, Rom 16,5, al.

2. By meton., a house, household, family: Luk 10,5, ApG 7,10, 1 Kor 1,16, 1 Tim 3,4, 5 al.; of the Church, ὁ οἶ. τ. θεοῦ, 1 Tim 3,15, Hebr 3,2, 1 Pet 4,17; of descendants, οἶ Ἰσραήλ (Δαυείδ, Ἰακώβ; Bl, §47, 9), Matt 10,6, Luk 1,27, 33 al. (cf. 2 Mos 6,14, 1 Sam 2,30, al.).

SYN.: see: οἰκία.