ΟΙΚΟΔΕΣΠΟΤΗΣ, οικοδεσποτης
OIKODESPOTĒS, oikodespotēs
Sounds Like: oy-ko-DES-po-tays
Translations: master of a house, householder, head of a household, a master of a house, a householder, a head of a household
From the root: ΟΙΚΟΔΕΣΠΟΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'οἶκος' (oikos), meaning 'house' or 'household', and 'δεσπότης' (despotes), meaning 'master' or 'lord'. It refers to the head of a household, the master of a house, or a householder. It signifies the person in charge of a domestic establishment, responsible for its management and affairs.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3617 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΙΚΟΔΕΣΠΟΤΗΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΟἸΚΟΔΕΣΠΟΤΗ — master of a house, a master, a householder
- ΟἸΚΟΔΕΣΠΟΤΗΝ — householder, a householder, master of a house, a master of a house
- ΟἸΚΟΔΕΣΠΟΤΟΥ — (of) the master of the house, (of) the homeowner, (of) the head of the household, (of) a master of the house
- ΟἸΚΟΔΕΣΠΟΤΩΝ — of a householder, of a master of a house, of a head of a household, of a landlord
- ΟΙΚΟΔΕΣΠΟΤΕΩ — to be master of a house, to be a householder, to rule a household
- ΟΙΚΟΔΕΣΠΟΤΗ — to a householder, to the master of a house, to the head of a household, of a householder, of the master of a house, of the head of a household
- ΟΙΚΟΔΕΣΠΟΤΙΝ — householder, master of a house, head of a household, a householder, a master of a house, a head of a household
- ΟΙΚΟΔΕΣΠΟΤΟΥ — of the master of a house, of the head of a household, of the homeowner, of the landlord
- ΟΙΚΟΔΕΣΠΟΤ‾Η‾ — householder, master of a house, a master of a house
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