house: home
oikos denotes a dwelling, the people of a household, or a larger group described as a house.
The term most often identifies a dwelling where people enter, remain, eat, pray, or gather; it also denotes the members or affairs of a household and can name Israel, Judah, God’s household, or a spiritually described house.
Senses in use
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Dwelling or domestic setting · dominant
The noun names a place entered or occupied: in Acts 11:12 the group enters a man's house, and in Acts 10:30 Cornelius is praying in his house. It also marks domestic settings for eating, teaching, and gathering, as the APB renders in 1 Corinthians 11:34, Acts 2:46, and Acts 20:20.
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Household members and household affairs · common
The term can encompass the people belonging to a household: Acts 10:2 describes Cornelius acting with all his household, while Acts 16:31 joins the jailer's salvation with that of his household. In 1 Timothy 3:4 and 1 Timothy 3:12, it concerns managing one's own household and children.
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A people or community named as a house · occasional
The singular noun is applied collectively in appeals to Israel: Acts 2:36 addresses all the house of Israel, and Acts 7:42 addresses the house of Israel directly. Hebrews 8:8 similarly names the house of Israel and the house of Judah in the covenant announcement.
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Built or spiritual house · occasional
The noun can denote a constructed house or a house used figuratively. Acts 7:47 states that Solomon built a house for him, while 1 Peter 2:5 describes living stones being built as a spiritual house; Hebrews 3:3-4 contrasts a house with its builder.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with “house,” “home,” or “household,” depending on the verse's setting. Because its English is a whole-verse translation, these variations confirm the clauses' settings without assigning a separate English equivalent to every form.