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Lexicon :: Strong's G3625 - oikoumenē

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οἰκουμένη
Transliteration
oikoumenē (Key)
Pronunciation
oy-kou-men'-ay
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Feminine participle present passive of οἰκέω (G3611) (as noun, by implication of γῆ (G1093))
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:157,674

Strong’s Definitions

οἰκουμένη oikouménē, oy-kou-men'-ay; feminine participle present passive of G3611 (as noun, by implication, of G1093); land, i.e. the (terrene part of the) globe; specially, the Roman empire:—earth, world.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's G3625 in the following manner: world (14x), earth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's G3625 in the following manner: world (14x), earth (1x).

  1. the inhabited earth

    1. the portion of the earth inhabited by the Greeks, in distinction from the lands of the barbarians

    2. the Roman empire, all the subjects of the empire

    3. the whole inhabited earth, the world

    4. the inhabitants of the earth, men

  2. the universe, the world

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
οἰκουμένη oikouménē, oy-kou-men'-ay; feminine participle present passive of G3611 (as noun, by implication, of G1093); land, i.e. the (terrene part of the) globe; specially, the Roman empire:—earth, world.
STRONGS G3625:
οἰκουμένη, οἰκουμένης, ἡ (feminine of the present passive participle from οἰκέω (namely, γῆ; cf. Winers Grammar, § 64, 5; Buttmann, § 123, 8));
1. the inhabited earth;
a. in Greek writings often the portion of the earth inhabited by the Greeks, in distinction from the lands of the barbarians, cf. Passow, ii., p. 415a; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, I.).
b. in the Greek authors who wrote about Roman affairs (like the Latinorbis terrarum) equivalent to the Roman empire: so πᾶσα ἡ οἰκουμένη contextually equivalent to all the subjects of this empire, Luke 2:1.
c. the whole inhabited earth, the world (so in (Hyperides, Eux. 42 (probably Liddell and Scott)) the Sept. for תֵּבֵל and אֶרֶץ): Luke 4:5; Luke 21:26; Acts 24:5; Romans 10:18; Revelation 16:14; Hebrews 1:6 (πᾶσα ἡ οἰκουμένη, Josephus, b. j. 7, 3, 3); ὅλῃ ἡ οἰκουμένη, Matthew 24:14; Acts 11:28 (in the same sense Josephus, Antiquities 8, 13, 4 πᾶσα ἡ οἰκουμένη; cf. Bleek, Erklär. d. drei ersten Evv. i., p. 68); by metonymy, the inhabitants of the earth, men: Acts 17:6, 31 (Psalm 9:9); Acts 19:27; ἡ οἰκουμένη ὅλῃ, all mankind, Revelation 3:10; Revelation 12:9.
2. the universe, the world: Wis. 1:7 (alternating there with τά πάντα); ἡ οἰκουμένη μελλουσα, that consummate state of all things which will exist after Christ's return from heaven, Hebrews 2:5 (where the word alternates with πάντα and τά πάντα, Hebrews 2:8, which there is taken in an absolute sense).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
9:9
Matthew
24:14
Luke
2:1; 4:5; 21:26
Acts
11:28; 17:6; 17:31; 19:27; 24:5
Romans
10:18
Hebrews
1:6; 2:5; 2:8
Revelation
3:10; 12:9; 16:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3625 matches the Greek οἰκουμένη (oikoumenē),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:14 - “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be proclaimed in the whole [fn]world G3625 as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:1 -

Now it happened that in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus for a census to be taken of all [fn]the inhabited G3625 earth G3625.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:5 -

And he led Him up and showed Him all the kingdoms of [fn]the world G3625 in a moment of time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:26 - men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the [fn]world G3625; for the POWERS OF [fn]THE HEAVENS will be shaken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:28 - And one of them named Agabus stood up and indicated [fn]by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine all over the [fn]world G3625. [fn]And this took place in the reign of Claudius.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:6 - And when they did not find them, they began dragging Jason and some brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have upset [fn]the world G3625 have come here also;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:31 - because He has fixed a day in which He will judge [fn]the world G3625 in righteousness [fn]through a Man whom He determined, having furnished proof to all [fn]by raising Him from the dead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:27 - “And not only is there danger that this trade of ours fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess [fn]Artemis be considered as worthless and that she, whom all of Asia and the [fn]world G3625 worship, is even about to be brought down from her majesty.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:5 - “For we have found this man a real pest and a fellow who stirs up dissension among all the Jews throughout [fn]the world G3625, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:18 -

But I say, have they never heard? On the contrary, they have;

“THEIR VOICE HAS GONE OUT INTO ALL THE EARTH,

AND THEIR WORDS TO THE ENDS OF THE [fn]WORLD G3625.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:6 -

And [fn]when He again brings the firstborn into [fn]the world G3625, He says,

“AND LET ALL THE ANGELS OF GOD WORSHIP HIM.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:5 -

For He did not subject to angels [fn]the world G3625 to come, concerning which we are speaking.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:10 - ‘Because you have kept the word of My perseverance, I also will keep you from the hour of [fn]testing, which is about to come upon the whole [fn]world G3625, to [fn]test those who dwell on the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:9 - And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole [fn]world G3625. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:14 - for they are spirits of demons, doing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole [fn]world G3625, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty.
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