οἶκος

oîkos · Greek · Strong's G3624 · 115 occurrences

The KJV renders 8 different Hebrew and Greek words as “house”

What it means

a dwelling (more or less extensive, literal or figurative); by implication, a family (more or less related, literally or figuratively)

of uncertain affinity;

How the KJV renders it

home, house, temple

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“house”

also renders oikētḗrion (G3613), oikía (G3614), bayith (H1004), bayith (H1005), gᵉbîyaʻ (H1375), nâʼâh (H4999), qayits (H7019)

“temple”

also renders hierón (G2411), naós (G3485), bayith (H1004), hêykâl (H1964), hêykal (H1965), raqqâh (H7541)

“home”

also renders oikía (G3614), ídios (G2398), ʼôhel (H168), bayith (H1004)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

115 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 1:16 N-ASM1 Corinthians 11:34 N-DSM1 Corinthians 14:35 N-DSM1 Corinthians 16:19 N-ASM1 Peter 2:5 N-NSM1 Peter 4:17 N-GSM1 Timothy 3:4 N-GSM1 Timothy 3:5 N-GSM1 Timothy 3:12 N-GPM1 Timothy 3:15 N-DSM1 Timothy 5:4 N-ASM2 Timothy 1:16 N-DSM2 Timothy 4:19 N-ASMActs 2:2 N-ASMActs 2:36 N-NSMActs 2:46 N-ASMActs 5:42 N-ASMActs 7:10 N-ASMActs 7:20 N-DSMActs 7:42 N-NSMActs 7:46 N-DSMActs 7:47 N-ASMActs 7:49 N-ASMActs 8:3 N-APMActs 10:2 N-DSMActs 10:22 N-ASMActs 10:30 N-DSMActs 11:12 N-ASMActs 11:13 N-DSMActs 11:14 N-NSMActs 16:15 N-ASMActs 16:31 N-NSMActs 16:34 N-ASMActs 18:8 N-DSMActs 19:16 N-GSMActs 20:20 N-APMActs 21:8 N-ASMColossians 4:15 N-ASMHebrews 3:2 N-DSMHebrews 3:3 N-GSMHebrews 3:4 N-NSMHebrews 3:5 N-DSMHebrews 3:6 N-ASMHebrews 8:8 N-ASMHebrews 8:10 N-DSMHebrews 10:21 N-ASMHebrews 11:7 N-GSMJohn 2:16 N-ASMJohn 2:17 N-GSMJohn 7:53 N-ASMJohn 11:20 N-DSMLuke 1:23 N-ASMLuke 1:27 N-GSMLuke 1:33 N-ASMLuke 1:40 N-ASMLuke 1:56 N-ASMLuke 1:69 N-DSMLuke 2:4 N-GSMLuke 5:24 N-ASMLuke 5:25 N-ASM

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.