adjective
oikeios
Greekοἰκεῖος (oikeios)
Strong’sG3609
of one's family, domestic
stem oikei-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
οἰκεῖος, -α, -ον
(< οἶκος), [in LXX for דּוֹד, שְׁאֵר, etc.; in Is 58:7, οἰ. τοῦ σπέρματος for בָּשָׂר;]
SYN.: συγγενής, ἴδιος (v. Cremer, 446; Deiss., BS., 123).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3609 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidoy-ki'-os
domestic, i.e. (as noun), a relative, adherent
Fromfrom G3624;
King James(those) of the (his own) house(-hold).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | oikeios | oikeias | oikeiem | oikeiois1×οἰκεῖοι | oikeiais | oikeieim |
| object accusative | oikeion | oikeian | oikeioin1×οἰκείους | oikeiain | ||
| direct address vocative | oikeior | oikeiar | oikeioir | oikeiair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | oikeiou | oikeiau | oikeieu | oikeioiu1×οἰκείων | oikeiaiu | oikeieiu |
| to, for dative | oikeio | oikeia | oikeie | oikeioi | oikeiai | oikeiei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
oikei is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
oikeiois“members of … household”subjectnominative plural1×
Ephesians 2:19“members of … household”ara oun ouketi avō xenois kai paroikois, alla avō sumpolitois toiu hagioiu kai oikeiois tou theou,Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,
oikeioin“household”objectaccusative plural1×
Galatians 6:10“household”ara oun hōs kairon echanō, ergazeneiō tem agathem pros pantoin, malista de pros toin oikeioin tau pistiau.Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
oikeioiu“household”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
1 Timothy 5:8“household”ei de tinos toiu idioiu kai malista oikeioiu ouk pronoatō, tan pistian arnetē kai atō apistou cheirōnos.If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.