What does οἰκουμένη · ὅλος mean in the Bible?
e. the (terrene part of the) globe; specially, the Roman empire".
Greek · G3625, G3650
τῆς οἰκουμένης ὅλης
World · all
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οἰκουμένηG3625world
Pronunciationoikouménē
The inhabited world as actually occupied by people, not merely earth as geographical territory
Open lexicon entry →ὅλοςG3650all
Pronunciationhólos
Denotes completeness or totality of a whole unit, distinct from πᾶς which emphasizes all individual parts collectively.
Open lexicon entry →What does τῆς οἰκουμένης ὅλης (tēs oikoumenēs holēs) mean in the Bible?
οἰκουμένη · ὅλος is a Greek phrase meaning "land, i.e. the (terrene part of the) globe; specially, the Roman empire".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3625, G3650?
G3625, G3650 is connected to 15 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. land, i.e. the (terrene part of the) globe; specially, the Roman empire
Source Gloss
land, i.e. the (terrene part of the) globe; specially, the Roman empire
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns4Aligned forms15Case patternAccusative (8)Number patternSingular (15)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineActs 19:271×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineLuke 4:5 · Rom 10:18 · Rev 3:10 · Rev 16:144×
Dative · Singular · FeminineMatt 24:14 · Luke 21:262×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineLuke 2:1 · Acts 11:28 · Acts 17:6 · Acts 17:31 · Acts 24:5 · Heb 1:6 · Heb 2:5 · Rev 12:98×
Word Origins
τῆς οἰκουμένης ὅλης is built from these roots: