Dictionary entry

οἰκέτης

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament with Strong's

οἰκέτης, -ου, ὁ

(< οἰκέω), [in LXX for עֶבֶד;]

a house-servant: Lk 16:13, Ro 14:4; pl., Ac 10:7, I Pe 2:18. (In Plat., Hdt., Si 4:30 6:11, the pl. includes all the inmates of the house, the familia, οἰκετεία..)†

SYN.: v.s. διάκονος.