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οἰκουμένη oikoumenē
Greek word for “world” · Strong’s G3625 · used 15 times in 15 verses
Meaning
οἰκουμένη, -ης, ἡ; (fern.
How it is translated
Glosses given for oikoumenē in context, with how often each is used:
- world 9
- inhabited world 3
- earth 2
- world — 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Acts 17 (2), Matthew 24 (1), Luke 2 (1), Luke 4 (1), Luke 21 (1), Acts 11 (1), Acts 19 (1), Acts 24 (1), Romans 10 (1), Hebrews 1 (1)
Forms
- οἰκουμένην 8
- οἰκουμένης 4
- οἰκουμένῃ 2
- οἰκουμένη 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with oikoumenē more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- ὅλος holos “all” 6
- μέλλω mellō “to ensue” 5
- μέγας megas “great” 4
- ἄγγελος angelos “angel” 3
- γῆ gē “earth” 3
- ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 3
- ἀνίστημι anistēmi “to arise” 2
- βασιλεία basileia “kingdom” 2
- εὑρίσκω ehuriskō “to find/meet” 2
- ἀνήρ anēr “man” 2
- τε te “and/both” 2
- ἐξέρχομαι exerchomai “to go out” 2
Key verses
The verses using oikoumenē that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 24:14 — And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
- Luke 2:1 — And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
- Luke 4:5 — And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
- Acts 11:28 — And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the…
- Acts 17:6 — And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come…
- Acts 17:31 — Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto…
- Acts 24:5 — For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
- Romans 10:18 — But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
- Hebrews 1:6 — And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
- Revelation 3:10 — Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell…
- Revelation 12:9 — And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his…
- Revelation 16:14 — For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that…
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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.