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Strong's G3612 · Greek

οἴκημα

oikema · oy'-kay-mah

from 3611; a tenement, i.e. (specially), a jail


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

οἴκημα (G3612)

1 οἴκημα , -τος, τό ( οἰκέω ), [in LXX: Ez 16:24 ( גַּב ), To 2:4 , Wi 13:15 *;] a dwelling . As a euphemism for other definite terms (e.g. brothel . Hdt., ii, 121; cf. Ez 16:24 ), a prison (Thuc., iv, 47 f.): Ac 12:7 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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