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οἰκοδεσπότης

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
οἰκοδεσπότης, -ου, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
oikodespotēs
Simplified transliteration: 
oikodespotes
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3617
GK Number: 
3867
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
12
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1f
Gloss: 
head or owner of the house, landowner
Definition: 
the master, or head of a house or family, Mt. 10:25; 13:27, 52

Greek-English Concordance for οἰκοδεσπότης

Matthew 10:25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his master. If they have called the head (oikodespotēn | οἰκοδεσπότην | acc sg masc) of the house ‘Beelzebul,’ how much more will they revile the members of his household!
Matthew 13:27 And the servants of the master (oikodespotou | οἰκοδεσπότου | gen sg masc) of the house came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Why then does it have weeds?’
Matthew 13:52 And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the master (oikodespotē | οἰκοδεσπότῃ | dat sg masc) of a house who brings out of his treasure things new and old.”
Matthew 20:1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of an estate (oikodespotē | οἰκοδεσπότῃ | dat sg masc) who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard.
Matthew 20:11 And when they received it, they began to grumble against the owner (oikodespotou | οἰκοδεσπότου | gen sg masc) of the estate,
Matthew 21:33 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner (oikodespotēs | οἰκοδεσπότης | nom sg masc) who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went away on a journey.
Matthew 24:43 But understand this: if the owner of the house (oikodespotēs | οἰκοδεσπότης | nom sg masc) had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
Mark 14:14 And wherever he enters, say to the owner (oikodespotē | οἰκοδεσπότῃ | dat sg masc) of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”’
Luke 12:39 “Know this: that if the master (oikodespotēs | οἰκοδεσπότης | nom sg masc) of (oikodespotēs | οἰκοδεσπότης | nom sg masc) the (oikodespotēs | οἰκοδεσπότης | nom sg masc) house (oikodespotēs | οἰκοδεσπότης | nom sg masc) had known at what hour the thief would come, he would not have allowed his house be broken into.
Luke 13:25 “Once the owner (oikodespotēs | οἰκοδεσπότης | nom sg masc) of (oikodespotēs | οἰκοδεσπότης | nom sg masc) the (oikodespotēs | οἰκοδεσπότης | nom sg masc) house (oikodespotēs | οἰκοδεσπότης | nom sg masc) has risen and shut the door, and you are left standing outside, knocking at the door, saying, ‘Sir, open the door for us!’ then he will respond to you, ‘I do not know you or where you are from.’
Luke 14:21 So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master (oikodespotēs | οἰκοδεσπότης | nom sg masc) of (oikodespotēs | οἰκοδεσπότης | nom sg masc) the (oikodespotēs | οἰκοδεσπότης | nom sg masc) house (oikodespotēs | οἰκοδεσπότης | nom sg masc) was angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in here the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
Luke 22:11 and say to the master (oikodespotē | οἰκοδεσπότῃ | dat sg masc) of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”’