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οἰκουμένη

oikoumenēworldHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine15 occurrences6 books15 verses

Definition

οἰκουμένη, -ης, ἡ

(fern. 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: Luke 2:1, Acts 11:28; 24:5; by meton., of its inhabitants : Acts 17:6; 19:27;

(with) in LXX (Psalm 23:1; 71:8, al.) and NT, also of the whole inhabited world: Matthew 24:14, Luke 4:5; 21:26, Romans 10:18, Hebrews 1:6, Revelation 3:10; 16:14; by meton. (ut supr.), Acts 17:31, Revelation 12:9;

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

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as οἰκουμένη:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

15 total
  1. Matthew 24:14οἰκουμένῃ · world
    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.
  2. Luke 2:1οἰκουμένην · empire
    Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.
  3. Luke 4:5οἰκουμένης · world
    Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.
  4. Luke 21:26οἰκουμένῃ · earth
    Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
  5. Acts 11:28οἰκουμένην · world
    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.)
  6. Acts 17:6οἰκουμένην · the world {upside down}
    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,
  7. Acts 17:31οἰκουμένην · world
    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.”
  8. Acts 19:27οἰκουμένη · world
    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.”
  9. Acts 24:5οἰκουμένην · world
    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,
  10. Romans 10:18οἰκουμένης · world
    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.”
  11. Hebrews 1:6οἰκουμένην · world
    And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”
  12. Hebrews 2:5οἰκουμένην · world
    For it is not to angels that He has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.
  13. Revelation 3:10οἰκουμένης · world
    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.
  14. Revelation 12:9οἰκουμένην · [world]
    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.
  15. Revelation 16:14οἰκουμένης · [earth]
    These 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.