οἰκία

oikía

household

A dwelling place, residence, or building used as a home; in extended senses, the people belonging to a household or the familial group associated with a residence. The primary sense of οἰκία is a physical structure intended for living, but it may also refer to the organized social unit inhabiting that structure. Occasionally used figuratively for a 'household' in the sense of dependents, family, or estate.

G3614

John 4:53 · Word #24

Lexicon G3614

Lemmaοἰκία
Transliterationoikía
Strong'sG3614
DefinitionA dwelling place, residence, or building used as a home; in extended senses, the people belonging to a household or the familial group associated with a residence. The primary sense of οἰκία is a physical structure intended for living, but it may also refer to the organized social unit inhabiting that structure. Occasionally used figuratively for a 'household' in the sense of dependents, family, or estate.

Morphology N NOM F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasehousehold
Literalhouse-household

Lexical Info

Lemmaοἰκία
Strong'sG3614

SIBI-P1 Translation G3614-01

in a dwelling

Morphological NotesNoun, dative feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,DFS): indicating location, relation, or indirect object in singular feminine form.
Rendering Rationaleοἰκία denotes a dwelling place or household derived from the οἰκ- root (“to dwell”). The dative feminine singular form naturally conveys location or relation, hence “in a dwelling” preserves both the core sense and the case function.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

household

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleP1 'in a dwelling' is awkward and less accurate. In this context, οἰκία refers to the group/family (household), as seen in wider usage in narratives of household belief.
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