Word Study · Strong's G3625 · Greek
οἰκουμένη
oikoumene
oy-kou-men'-ay
Strong's 1890 spelling: oikouménē
“land, i.e. the (terrene part of the) globe”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
land, i.e. the (terrene part of the) globe; specially, the Roman empire
Rendered in the KJV as
earth, world.
- 15occurrencesin the New Testament
- 6 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 15 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- οἰκουμένην6
- οἰκουμένης4
- οἰκουμένη1
- οἰκουμένῃ1
- οἰκουμένῃ·1
- οἰκουμένην,1
- οἰκουμένην.1
How it is rendered · 7
- world8
- inhabited [world]2
- earth1
- earth;1
- inhabited world1
- world —1
- world.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular8
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular4
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular2
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASF · 8
- N-GSF · 4
- N-DSF · 2
- N-NSF · 1
All 15, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Luke3 occurrences
- Luke 2:1οἰκουμένην.oikoumenēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularNow in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.here: world.
- Luke 4:5οἰκουμένηςoikoumenēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.here: world
- Luke 21:26οἰκουμένῃ·oikoumenēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularMen will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.here: earth;
Acts5 occurrences
- Acts 11:28οἰκουμένην,oikoumenēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularOne of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)here: world —
- Acts 17:6οἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularBut when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,here: world
- Acts 17:31οἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularFor He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”here: world
- Acts 19:27οἰκουμένηoikoumenēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularThere is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”here: world
- Acts 24:5οἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWe have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,here: world
Hebrews2 occurrences
- Hebrews 1:6οἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”here: world
- Hebrews 2:5οἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularFor it is not to angels that He has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.here: world
Revelation3 occurrences
- Revelation 3:10οἰκουμένηςoikoumenēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularBecause you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.here: inhabited world
- Revelation 12:9οἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.here: inhabited [world]
- Revelation 16:14οἰκουμένηςoikoumenēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThese are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.here: inhabited [world]