Greek core word #144 · noun · 112 times in the New Testament
οἶκος
OY-kosοἶκος, οἴκου, ὁ — house, household
- Second declension masculine; circumflex becomes acute before a long ending (οἴκου, οἴκων).
- Also “household, family”; κατ’ οἶκον “at home, from house to house”.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Second declension, masculine
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | οἶκος | οἶκοι |
| Genitive | οἴκου | οἴκων |
| Dative | οἴκῳ | οἴκοις |
| Accusative | οἶκον | οἴκους |
| Vocative | οἶκε | οἶκοι |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 63, Luke 19:9–10.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 261 · open the PDF here