ΟΙΚΟΥΜΕΝΗΝ, οικουμενην
OIKOUMENĒN, oikoumenēn
Sounds Like: oy-koo-MEH-nayn
Translations: the inhabited earth, the world, the Roman Empire, the whole world
From the root: ΟΙΚΟΥΜΕΝΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the inhabited earth, often specifically denoting the Roman Empire in the context of the New Testament, or more broadly, the entire world. It describes the portion of the earth that is populated by humans, as opposed to uninhabited wilderness. It is derived from the verb 'οἰκέω' (oikeō), meaning 'to dwell' or 'to inhabit', and thus literally means 'that which is inhabited'.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3625 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Esther — 3:13d
- Psalms — 9:9, 32:8, 48:2, 66:5, 88:12, 89:2, 95:10, 95:13, 97:9
- Proverbs — 8:31
- Wisdom — 1:7
- Isaiah — 10:14, 13:5, 13:9, 14:17, 24:1
- Jeremiah — 28:15
- Matthew — 24:14
- Luke — 2:1
- Acts of the Apostles — 17:6, 17:31
- Hebrews — 1:6, 2:5
- Revelation — 12:9
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΙΚΟΥΜΕΝΗ.
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.
- ὈΧΟΥΜΕΝΟΝ — inhabited earth, the world, a world, the Roman Empire, the inhabited land, a land
- ΟἸΚΟΥΜΕΝ — the inhabited earth, the world, a world
- ΟἸΚΟΥΜΕΝΑΣ — inhabited worlds, earths, worlds
- ΟἸΚΟΥΜΕΝΗΝ — the inhabited earth, the world, the Roman Empire
- ΟἸΚΟΥΜΕΝΗΣ — of the inhabited earth, of the world, of the Roman Empire, of the inhabited land
- ΟΙΚΟΥΒΕΝ‾Η‾ — world, inhabited earth, a world, the inhabited world, the Roman Empire
- ΟΙΚΟΥΜΕΝΗΣ — of the inhabited earth, of the world, of the universe
- ΟΙΚΟΥΜΕΝ‾Η‾ — inhabited earth, world, a world, the Roman Empire
- ΤΗΝΟἸΚΟΥΜΕΝΗΝ — the inhabited earth, the world, the Roman Empire
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