Oikētḗrion — G3613
G3613 · Greek — οἰκητήριον
Pronunciation: oy-kay-tay'-ree-on
Definition
neuter noun
a residence (literally or figuratively)
- of the body as the dwelling-place of the spirit
Usually translated as
habitation, house
Origin
neuter of a presumed derivative of G3611 (equivalent to G3612)
Occurrences
Oikētḗrion occurs 2 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Corinthians (1), Jude (1)
- 2 Corinthians 5:2 — For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house (οἰκητήριον) which is from heaven:
- Jude 1:6 — And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation (οἰκητήριον), he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
Strong's Lexicon — O