noun · neuter
oikētēriem
Greekοἰκητήριον (oikētērion)
Strong’sG3613
a dwelling-place, habitation
stem oikētēri-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books0 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** οἰκητήριον, -ου, τό
(< οἰκητήρ = οἰκήτωρ, an inhabitant), [in LXX: II Mac 11:2, III Mac 2:15*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3613 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | oikētēriem | oikētērieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | oikētērieu | oikētērieiu |
| to, for dative | oikētērie | oikētēriei |
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
oikētērie 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
oikētēriem2×
2 Corinthians 5:2“dwelling”kai gar en houte stenazanō, tem oikētēriem nu tem ek ouranou ependuera epipotharōtois,For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,
Jude 1:6“dwelling”angeloin tē toin mē tēraratoin tan heautoiu archan alla apoleiparatoin tem idiem oikētēriem eis krisian megau hēmerau desmoi aidioi hupo zofon tēratē;And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling— these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.