Dictionary entry

G03614

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

οἰκία

Alt. οἰκία, ἡ,

Etym. οἰκέω

I. "a building, house, dwelling", Hdt.

II. "a household, domestic establishment", Plat.; οἰκίας δύο ᾤκει, i. e. he kept two "establishments", Dem.

2. "the household", i. e. "inmates of the house", Lat. familia, Plat.

III. "the house or family from which one is descended", Hdt., attic