Oikia denotes a dwelling or residence, and in some clauses the household associated with it or a heavenly home.

The noun most often identifies a concrete dwelling: a place entered, occupied, located, supplied with rooms or possessions, or left behind. Some clauses use it for the household connected with a residence, while 2 Corinthians 5:1 and John 14:2 place the term in descriptions of an enduring home from God and the Father’s house.

1. A concrete dwelling or residence · dominant

   The noun identifies a place where people stay, enter, gather, or carry out domestic activity. In Acts 10:17 the accusative singular form occurs as men inquire for Simon's home, while Acts 12:12 names Mary's house as the place where many were gathered praying; Luke 15:8 places sweeping and searching inside the house, and Mark 13:34 describes a traveler leaving his house.

   Acts 10:17Acts 12:12Luke 15:8Luke 5:29Mark 13:342 Timothy 2:20
2. The household associated with a residence · occasional

   In several clauses the residence is presented together with the people who belong or remain there. In 1 Corinthians 16:15 the accusative singular noun occurs in the reference to Stephanas's household devoted to serving the saints; John 4:53 says the father believed with his whole household, and John 8:35 contrasts a slave's remaining in the household with a son's remaining.

   1 Corinthians 16:15John 4:53John 8:35Acts 16:32
3. An enduring or heavenly home · rare

   2 Corinthians 5:1 uses the singular noun in the contrast between an earthly home that may be destroyed and a home from God in the heavens. In John 14:2, the dative singular occurs in the statement that the Father's house has many abodes.

   2 Corinthians 5:1John 14:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the noun with “house,” “home,” or “homes,” and in some settings uses “household,” as in John 4:53 and John 8:35. It also uses “home” in 2 Corinthians 5:1; these renderings reflect whole-verse translation.