Oikoumene

oy-kou-men'-ay
Parts of Speech Noun Feminine

Oikoumene Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 15
  1. the inhabited earth
    1. the portion of the earth inhabited by the Greeks, in distinction from the lands of the barbarians
    2. the Roman empire, all the subjects of the empire
    3. the whole inhabited earth, the world
    4. the inhabitants of the earth, men
  2. the universe, the world
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
oikoumene
Origin
feminine participle present passive of (3611) (as noun, by implication of (1093))
Strong's Number
3625
TDNT Entry
5:157,674

NAS Word Usage

inhabited earth
1
world
14
Total
15

NAS Verse Count

1
3
5
1
2
3
Total
15
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Oikoumene". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.