Oiketēs οἰκέτης
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| οἰκέτης | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | oiketēs |
| Strong's number | G3610 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | slave |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (1) |
Oiketēs (Greek οἰκέτης, Strong's G3610) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “slave”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
οἰκέτης, -ου, ὁ
(οἰκέω), [in LXX for עֶבֶד ;]
a house-servant: Luk.16:13, Rom.14:4; pl., Act.10:7, 1Pe.2:18 (In Plat., Hdt., Sir.4:30 6:11, the pl. includes all the inmates of the house, the familia, οἰκετεία.)†
SYN.. see: διάκονος (AS)
(οἰκέω), [in LXX for עֶבֶד ;]
a house-servant: Luk.16:13, Rom.14:4; pl., Act.10:7, 1Pe.2:18 (In Plat., Hdt., Sir.4:30 6:11, the pl. includes all the inmates of the house, the familia, οἰκετεία.)†
SYN.. see: διάκονος (AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | servant (2), servants (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | servant (2), servants (2), household (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Oiketēs, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 16:13No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
Acts
- Acts 10:7And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.
Romans
- Romans 14:4Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
Philemon
- Philemon 1:25The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. Written from Rome to Philemon, by Onesimus a servant.The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
1 Peter
- 1 Peter 2:18Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).