◄ 3617. oikodespotés ►
Strong's Lexicon oikodespotés: Master of the house, householder Original Word: οἰκοδεσπότης Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: oikodespotés Pronunciation: oy-kod-es-pot'-ace Phonetic Spelling: (oy-kod-es-pot'-ace) Definition: Master of the house, householder Meaning: a head of a household. Word Origin: From οἶκος (oikos, meaning "house") and δεσπότης (despotes, meaning "master" or "lord") Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is בַּעַל (ba'al, Strong's H1167), meaning "master" or "lord." Usage: The term "oikodespotés" refers to the master or head of a household, someone who has authority and responsibility over the domestic affairs and the people within the household. In the New Testament, it is often used in parables to depict a figure of authority, representing God or Christ in a metaphorical sense. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the "oikodespotés" was a significant figure, often the patriarch of the family, who held considerable power and responsibility. The household was a central unit of society, and the master was expected to manage it effectively, ensuring the welfare of family members and servants. This role was not only administrative but also moral and spiritual, as the master was seen as a provider and protector. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from oikos and despotés Definition the master of a house NASB Translation head of a household (1), head of the house (4), head of the household (1), landowner (4), owner (1), owner of the house (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3617: οἰκοδεσπότης οἰκοδεσπότης, οἰκοδεσπότου, ὁ (οἶκος, δεσπότης), master of a house, householder: Matthew 10:25; Matthew 13:27; Matthew 20:11; Matthew 24:43; Mark 14:14; Luke 12:39; Luke 13:25; Luke 14:21; ἄνθρωπος οἰκοδεσπότης (see ἄνθρωπος, 4 a.), Matthew 13:52; Matthew 20:1; Matthew 21:33; οἰκοδεσπότης τῆς οἰκίας, Luke 22:11, on this pleonasm cf. Bornemann, Schol. at the passage; Winers Grammar, § 65, 2. (Alexis, a comic poet of the IV. century B.C. quoted in Pollux 10, 4, 21; Josephus, contra Apion 2, 11, 3; Plutarch, quaest. Rom. 30; Ignatius ad Eph. 6 [ET]. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 313 shows that the earlier Greeks said οἴκου or οἰκίας δεσπότης.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance householder, master of the house. From oikos and despotes; the head of a family -- goodman (of the house), householder, master of the house. see GREEK oikos see GREEK despotes Forms and Transliterations οικοδεσποτη οικοδεσπότη οἰκοδεσπότῃ οικοδεσποτην οικοδεσπότην οἰκοδεσπότην οικοδεσποτης οικοδεσπότης οἰκοδεσπότης οικοδεσποτου οικοδεσπότου οἰκοδεσπότου oikodespote oikodespotē oikodespótei oikodespótēi oikodespoten oikodespotēn oikodespóten oikodespótēn oikodespotes oikodespotēs oikodespótes oikodespótēs oikodespotou oikodespótou Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 10:25 N-AMS GRK: εἰ τὸν οἰκοδεσπότην Βεελζεβοὺλ ἐπεκάλεσαν NAS: they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, KJV: they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, INT: If the master of the house Beelzebul they called Matthew 13:27 N-GMS GRK: δοῦλοι τοῦ οἰκοδεσπότου εἶπον αὐτῷ NAS: The slaves of the landowner came KJV: the servants of the householder came INT: servants of the master of the house said to him Matthew 13:52 N-DMS GRK: ἐστιν ἀνθρώπῳ οἰκοδεσπότῃ ὅστις ἐκβάλλει NAS: is like a head of a household, who KJV: unto a man [that is] an householder, which INT: is to a man a master of a house who puts forth Matthew 20:1 N-DMS GRK: οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ οἰκοδεσπότῃ ὅστις ἐξῆλθεν NAS: of heaven is like a landowner who went KJV: unto a man [that is] an householder, which INT: heavens to a man a master of a house who went out Matthew 20:11 N-GMS GRK: κατὰ τοῦ οἰκοδεσπότου NAS: it, they grumbled at the landowner, KJV: against the goodman of the house, INT: against the master of the house Matthew 21:33 N-NMS GRK: Ἄνθρωπος ἦν οἰκοδεσπότης ὅστις ἐφύτευσεν NAS: parable. There was a landowner who KJV: a certain householder, which INT: A man there was a master of a house who planted Matthew 24:43 N-NMS GRK: ᾔδει ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης ποίᾳ φυλακῇ NAS: that if the head of the house had known KJV: if the goodman of the house had known INT: had known the master of the house in what time of night Mark 14:14 N-DMS GRK: εἴπατε τῷ οἰκοδεσπότῃ ὅτι Ὁ NAS: say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher KJV: say ye to the goodman of the house, INT: say to the master of the house The Luke 12:39 N-NMS GRK: ᾔδει ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης ποίᾳ ὥρᾳ NAS: that if the head of the house had known KJV: if the goodman of the house had known INT: had known the master of the house what hour Luke 13:25 N-NMS GRK: ἐγερθῇ ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης καὶ ἀποκλείσῃ NAS: Once the head of the house gets KJV: When once the master of the house is risen up, INT: shall have risen up the master of the house and shall have shut Luke 14:21 N-NMS GRK: ὀργισθεὶς ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης εἶπεν τῷ NAS: Then the head of the household became angry KJV: Then the master of the house being angry INT: having been angry the master of the house said to Luke 22:11 N-DMS GRK: ἐρεῖτε τῷ οἰκοδεσπότῃ τῆς οἰκίας NAS: And you shall say to the owner of the house, KJV: ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, INT: you will say to the master of the house Strong's Greek 3617 12 Occurrences οἰκοδεσπότῃ — 4 Occ. οἰκοδεσπότην — 1 Occ. οἰκοδεσπότης — 5 Occ. οἰκοδεσπότου — 2 Occ.