ΚΑΤʼΟΙΚΗΣ, κατʼοικης
KATʼOIKĒS, katʼoikēs
Sounds Like: kat-OY-kays
Translations: according to house, according to a house, by house, by a house, house by house, from house to house
From the root: KATA, OIKOS
Part of Speech: Prepositional Phrase
Explanation: This is a compound phrase formed by the elision of the final alpha of the preposition 'KATA' (κατά) before the word 'OIKOS' (οἶκος), which is in the genitive singular form 'OIKES' (οἴκης). 'KATA' means 'down from, against, according to, throughout', and 'OIKOS' means 'house, dwelling, family'. When 'KATA' is used with the genitive case, it often means 'down from, against, concerning, or in accordance with'. In this specific phrase, 'KATA OIKOS' (κατ' οἴκης) typically means 'house by house' or 'from house to house', indicating a distribution or movement throughout individual dwellings. It describes an action or state that applies to or occurs in each house individually.
Inflection: Preposition with Genitive, Singular, Feminine (implied by the noun's form)
Strong’s numbers: G2596 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3624 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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