οἰκίαν

oikía

house

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

Matthew 2:11 · Word #5

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 ACC F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasehouse
Literalhouse

Lexical Info

Lemmaοἰκία
Strong'sG3614

SIBI-P1 Translation G3614-02

a dwelling

Morphological NotesNoun, accusative, feminine, singular (Gr,N,,,,,AFS): denotes one dwelling functioning as a direct object.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering "a dwelling" preserves the primary root sense of οἰκ- as a place of habitation. The accusative feminine singular form indicates a single dwelling as the direct object, which English conveys by the singular noun with the article.

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