3612. oikéma
Berean Strong's Lexicon
oikéma: Dwelling, habitation, room, or chamber.

Original Word: οἴκημα
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: oikéma
Pronunciation: oy'-kay-mah
Phonetic Spelling: (oy'-kay-mah)
Definition: Dwelling, habitation, room, or chamber.
Meaning: a prison cell.

Word Origin: Derived from οἰκέω (oikeō), meaning "to dwell" or "to inhabit."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of a dwelling or chamber is בַּיִת (bayith), Strong's Hebrew 1004, which means house or household.

Usage: The term "oikéma" refers to a physical space used for dwelling or habitation. It can denote a room or chamber within a larger structure, emphasizing the concept of a place where one resides or takes shelter. In the New Testament, it is used to describe physical spaces that serve specific purposes, often related to living or gathering.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "oikéma" would have been familiar as it relates to the architecture of homes and public buildings. Houses often contained multiple rooms or chambers, each serving different functions such as sleeping, dining, or storage. The idea of a dwelling place was central to both personal and communal life, reflecting one's social status and lifestyle.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from oikeó
Definition
a dwelling
NASB Translation
cell (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3612: οἴκημα

οἴκημα, ὀικηματος, τό, from (Pindar and) Herodotus down, a dwelling-place, habitation; euphemistically a prison (R. V. cell), Acts 12:7, as in Thucydides 4, 47f; Demosthenes, Lucian, Tox. 29; Plutarch, Agis 19; Aelian v. h. 6, 1.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
prison cell

From oikeo; a tenement, i.e. (specially), a jail -- prison.

see GREEK oikeo

Forms and Transliterations
οίκημα οικηματι οικήματι οἰκήματι οικήσεις οίκησι oikemati oikēmati oikḗmati
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 12:7 N-DNS
GRK: ἐν τῷ οἰκήματι πατάξας δὲ
NAS: shone in the cell; and he struck
KJV: shined in the prison: and he smote
INT: in the building having struck moreover

Strong's Greek 3612
1 Occurrence


οἰκήματι — 1 Occ.

















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