G3610Noun, masculine4 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Luke 16:13οἰκέτης
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 10:7οἰκετῶν
When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.
- Romans 14:4οἰκέτην
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.
- 1 Peter 2:18οἰκέται
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.
Abbott-Smith
(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
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.