Word study · Greek

oikos

house, household

Say it: OY-kos (approximate)

οἶκος

What it means

A house, and also the household, including family, servants, and dependents. In Acts conversion often involves a whole household: Cornelius (10:2, 11:14), Lydia (16:15), the jailer (16:31-34), and Crispus (18:8). "You and your household" assumes a household's shared life.

Range of meaning

  • HouseA building.
  • HouseholdA family and its dependents.
  • TempleThe house of God.