οἰκουμένῃ

oikouménē

world

the inhabited world, especially as organized or settled by human society; primarily refers to the known or populated land (as opposed to wilderness or uninhabited regions). Other senses include: the collective population of a region; the Roman administrative world; in some contexts, the entire earth understood as dwelling-place of humanity. The core sense remains 'the inhabited (land, world)'.

G3625

Luke 21:26 · Word #10

Lexicon G3625

Lemmaοἰκουμένη
Transliterationoikouménē
Strong'sG3625
Definitionthe inhabited world, especially as organized or settled by human society; primarily refers to the known or populated land (as opposed to wilderness or uninhabited regions). Other senses include: the collective population of a region; the Roman administrative world; in some contexts, the entire earth understood as dwelling-place of humanity. The core sense remains 'the inhabited (land, world)'.

Morphology N DAT F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraseworld
Literalinhabited-world

Lexical Info

Lemmaοἰκουμένη
Strong'sG3625

SIBI-P1 Translation G3625-01

to the inhabited world

Morphological NotesNoun, dative feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,DFS); substantival present passive participle form functioning as a noun.
Rendering RationaleThe noun derives from the passive participle of οἰκέω, meaning "the land being dwelt in." The dative feminine singular form is rendered with "to" to reflect the dative case while preserving the core sense of the inhabited or settled world.

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