Greek · G3624, G4335 · unreviewed

οἶκος προσευχῆς

House: home · prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel)

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οἶκος G3624 house: home

Pronunciation oîkos

Physical dwelling expands metonymically to household, family, lineage, and the Church as God's spiritual household.

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προσευχή G4335 prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel)

Pronunciation proseuchḗ

Prayer directed to God as an act of worship, distinct from petition or supplication.

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What does οἶκος προσευχῆς (oikos proseuchēs) mean in the Bible?

οἶκος · προσευχή is a Greek word meaning "house of prayer".

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Meaning

house of prayer

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 21:13 · Matt 23:38 · Mark 11:17 · Luke 11:17 · Luke 13:35 · Luke 14:23 · Luke 19:46 · Acts 2:36 · Acts 11:14 · Acts 16:15 · Acts 16:31 · Heb 3:4 · Heb 3:6 · 1 Pet 2:5 17×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 10:6 · Matt 15:24 · Luke 1:27 · Luke 2:4 · Luke 11:51 · John 2:17 · Acts 19:16 · 1 Tim 3:4 · 1 Tim 3:5 · Heb 3:3 · Heb 11:7 · 1 Pet 4:17 12×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine 1 Tim 3:12 1×

Dative · Singular · Masculine Mark 2:1 · Luke 1:69 · Luke 10:5 · Luke 12:52 · Luke 19:5 · Luke 19:9 · John 11:20 · Acts 7:20 · Acts 10:2 · Acts 10:30 · Acts 11:13 · Acts 18:8 · 1 Cor 11:34 · 1 Cor 14:35 · 1 Tim 3:15 · 2 Tim 1:16 19×

Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 11:8 1×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 9:6 · Matt 9:7 · Matt 12:4 · Matt 12:44 · Mark 2:11 · Mark 2:26 · Mark 3:20 · Mark 5:19 · Mark 5:38 · Mark 7:17 · Mark 7:30 · Mark 8:3 · Mark 8:26 · Mark 9:28 · Luke 1:23 · Luke 1:33 57×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Luke 16:4 · Acts 8:3 · Acts 20:20 · Titus 1:11 4×

Vocative · Singular · Masculine Acts 7:42 1×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 1 — The Risen Christ Commissions His Waiting Witnesses Acts 12 — The Lord Delivers His Servant and Judges Proud Opposition Acts 16 — The Gospel Enters Macedonia: Opened Hearts, Broken Chains, and Household Faith Acts 2 — The Spirit Comes and Christ Is Proclaimed Acts 20 — Paul’s Farewell Charge to Shepherd the Church of God Acts 6 — Word Ministry, Servant Leadership, and Stephen’s Faithful Witness Colossians 4 — Prayer, Wise Witness, Faithful Service, and Gospel Fellowship Ephesians 6 — Household Faithfulness and Standing Firm in the Armor of God Luke 19 — The Son of Man Seeks the Lost, Receives the Kingly Kingdom, and Weeps over Jerusalem Mark 11 — The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority Mark 9 — Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Philippians 4 — Rejoicing, Peace, Contentment, and Gospel Partnership in Christ Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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