noun · feminine

oikoumenas

Greekοἰκουμένη (oikoumenē)

Strong’sG3625

the inhabited (Roman) world

stem oikoumen-15 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

world15×

What it means

οἰκουμένη, -ης, ἡ

(fem. pres. pass. ptcp. of οἰκέω; sc. γῆ), [in LXX chiefly for תֵּבֵל, אֶרֶץ;]

the inhabited earth;

(a) in cl., the countries occupied by Greeks, as disting. from barbarian lands (Hdt., Dem., al.);

(b) in later writers, the Roman world: Lk 2:1, Ac 11:28 24:5; by meton., of its inhabitants: Ac 17:6 19:27;

(c) in LXX (Ps 22 (23):1 70 (71):8, al.) and NT, also of the whole inhabited world: Mt 24:14, Lk 4:5 21:26, Ro 10:18, He 1:6, Re 3:10 16:14; by meton. (ut supr.), Ac 17:31, Re 12:9;

(d) of the Messianic age, ἡ οἰ. ἡ μέλλουσα = ὁ αἰὼ ὁ μέλλων: He 2:5.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3625 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidoy-kou-men'-ay

land, i.e. the (terrene part of the) globe; specially, the Roman empire

Fromfeminine participle present passive of G3611 (as noun, by implication, of G1093);

King Jamesearth, world.

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	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	oikoumenas1×οἰκουμένη	oikoumenais
object accusative	oikoumenan8×οἰκουμένην	oikoumenain
direct address vocative	oikoumenar	oikoumenair
of, belonging to genitive	oikoumenau4×οἰκουμένης	oikoumenaiu
to, for dative	oikoumena2×οἰκουμένῃ	oikoumenai

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

oikoumenstem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

oikoumena 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

15 occurrences, every one of them listed

oikoumenas“world”subjectnominative singular1×

Acts 19:27“world”ouk monem de houtem kinduneuatō ni tem merem eis apelegmon erchara, alla kai tem tau megau theau Artemiau hierem eis oudenem logizira, mellarō tē kai kathairirō tau megaleiotau autau, han holas tas Asias kai tas oikoumenas sebetō.There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed — she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”

oikoumenan“world”objectaccusative singular8×

Luke 2:1“world”Gineta de en tai hēmerai ekeinai exerchata dogmem para Kaisarou Augoustou apograferō pantan tan oikoumenan;Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.

Acts 11:28“world”anistanaratos de henos ek autoiu onome Hagabos sēmainata dia teu pneumeu liman megan mellarō eri epi holan tan oikoumenan; hotinas gineta epi Klaudiou.One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. ( This happened under Claudius.)

Acts 17:6“world”mē heuriskaratois de autoin surale Iasōnon kai tinoin adelfoin epi toin politarchoin, boarōtois hoti Tois tan oikoumenan anastataratois houtois kai enthade pareialō,But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,

Acts 17:31“world”kathoti histanata hēmeran en ha mellatō krinarō tan oikoumenan en dikaiosuna en anēro ho horizata, pistian parecharatos pantoi anistanaratos auton ek nekroiu.For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”

Acts 24:5“world”heuriskaratois gar ton anēron houton loimon kai kinarōton stasiain pantoi toi Ioudaioi toi kata tan oikoumenan prōtostaton tē tau toiu Nazōraioiu hairesiau,We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

Hebrews 1:6“world”hotan de palin eisagateia ton prōtotokon eis tan oikoumenan, legatō; Kai proskunalar auto pantois angelois theou.And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”

Hebrews 2:5“world”Ouk gar angeloi hupotassata tan oikoumenan tan mellarōtan, peri hau lalanō;For it is not to angels that He has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.

Revelation 12:9“world”kai ballita tos drakōnos tos megos, tos ofios tos archaios, tos kalirōtos Diabolos kai tos Satanaos, tos planarōtos tan oikoumenan holan ballita eis tan gēan, kai tois angelois autou meta autou ballila.And the great dragon was hurled down — that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

oikoumenau“world”of, belonging togenitive singular4×

Luke 4:5“world”Kai anagaratos auton deiknuata auto pantain tain basileiain tau oikoumenau en stigma chronou;Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.

Romans 10:18“world”Alla legamō, mē ouk akouala? menounge; Eis pantan tan gēan exerchata tos fthongos autoiu, kai eis teim perateim tau oikoumenau teim rēmeim autoiu.But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”

Revelation 3:10“world”hoti tērasa ton logon tau hupomonau mu, kamis sin tērami ek tau hōrau tou peirasmou tau mellarōtau ercherō epi tau oikoumenau holau, peirazara toin katoikarōtoin epi tau gēau.Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

Revelation 16:14“world”alō gar pneumeim daimoneiu poiarōteim sēmeim, heim ekporeuetō epi toin basilevoin tau oikoumenau holau, sunagara autoin eis ton polemon tau hēmerau tau megau tou theou tou pantokratōrouThese are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.

oikoumena“world”to, fordative singular2×

Matthew 24:14“world”kai kērussiti houtem tem euangeliem tau basileiau en hola ta oikoumena eis marturiem pantei tei ethnei, kai tote hēkati tem telem.And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Luke 21:26“world”apopsucharōtoiu anthrōpoiu apo fobou kai prosdokiau teiu epercherōteiu ta oikoumena, tais gar dunamiais toiu ouranoiu saleuili.Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.