Luke 19:46:7Luke.19.46.W7TAB
οἶκός
oikos
“house”
- Transliteration
- OI-kos
- Extended
- OI-kohs
- IPA
- /ˈoi.kos/
Meaning by language
- English
- house
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
OI-kos
- sentence
LE-gōn au-TOIS GE-grap-tai KAI ES-tai ho OI-kos mou OI-kos pro-seu-KHĒS hy-MEIS de au-TON e-poi-Ē-sa-te SPĒ-lai-on lê-STŌN
Exegesis
The phrase ho oikos mou {ὁ οἶκός μου | ho oi-kós mou} ‘My house’ denotes divine possession, and the appositional oikos proseuchēs {οἶκος προσευχῆς | oi-kos pro-seu-khēs} ‘house of prayer’ employs a genitive of purpose.
Root and etymology
οἰκ-omicron–iota–kappa
“dwelling, house”
In context — Luke 19:46
Saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers .”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:46:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 19:46, so the Greek word οἶκός (oikos) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.19.46.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.46.W7.S1) and character.