UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

οἰκουμένη

MainId: 003529000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: ο

StrongCodes: G3625

Notes: [{'Caller': 1, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': [], 'Content': 'The occurrences of γῆ[a], οἰκουμένη[a], and κόσμος[b] relate specifically to the known inhabited areas of the earth, which in the NT period included the countries bordering on the Mediterranean, the Fertile Crescent as far as the Indus Valley, and as far north in Europe as England and Scandinavia. This was the total known earth or world. Such a restriction to a known area of the earth is also true of terms used in some receptor languages, though the referents are obviously different. What is important is not the particular area of the earth, but the corresponding concept of the surface of the earth as the place of human habitation. It is possible that οἰκουμένη[a] differs slightly in meaning from γῆ[a] and κόσμος[b] in view of a somewhat greater emphasis or focus upon the civilized part of earth.'}, {'Caller': 2, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': ['04200200100030'], 'Content': 'In {S:04200200100030} οἰκουμένη[b] refers specifically to the inhabitants of the empire, though the meaning of οἰκουμένη[b] is simply the Roman Empire as a region, a governmental entity, and a population.'}]

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 003529001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: οἰκουμένη
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -ης
RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'οἰκέω', 'Meanings': []}
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 003529001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 1.39
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Geographical Objects and Features
  LEXSubDomains: The Earth's Surface
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-12-13 13:38:57
    DefinitionShort: the surface of the earth as the dwelling place of mankind, in contrast with the heavens above and the world below{N:001}
    Glosses: ['earth', 'world']
    Comments: In {S:05800200500012} there is a reference to τὴν οἰκουμένην τὴν μέλλουσαν ‘the world to come, the future world.’ This has generally been interpreted as being equivalent to ‘the coming age,’ but the use of οἰκουμένη would seem to imply an inhabited world.
  LEXReferences: MAT 24:14, LUKE 4:5, LUKE 21:26, ACTs 11:28, ROM 10:18, HEB 1:6, HEB 2:5, REV 3:10, REV 12:9, REV 16:14
2. LEXID: 003529001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 1.83
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Geographical Objects and Features
  LEXSubDomains: Governmental Administrative Areas
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-12-13 13:38:57
    DefinitionShort: the Roman Empire, including its inhabitants (οἰκουμένη[b] differs from {L:οἰκουμένη}[a] ‘earth,’ {D:1.39}, in that those outside of the Roman Empire are specifically excluded, that is to say, no census was to be taken of the barbarians, but only of the inhabitants of the Empire)
    Glosses: ['empire', 'people of the empire']
    Comments: In order to represent accurately the meaning of οἰκουμένη[b] in {S:04200200100030} it may be possible to translate ‘Emperor Augustus sent out an order that all the people over whom he ruled should register themselves for the census.’
  LEXReferences: LUKE 2:1, ACTs 24:5
3. LEXID: 003529001003000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 9.22
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: People
  LEXSubDomains: Human Beings
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-12-13 13:38:57
    DefinitionShort: (figurative extension of meaning of {L:οἰκουμένη}[a] ‘inhabited earth,’ {D:1.39}) all people who dwell on the earth
    Glosses: ['people', 'all mankind']
  LEXReferences: MAT 24:14, ACTs 11:28, ACTs 17:6, ACTs 17:31, ACTs 19:27