oiketeia denotes the household over which a lord appoints a slave to provide food.

The attested use denotes the household placed under a lord's appointed slave, who is to give its members food at the proper time.

1. Household under an appointed slave's care · dominant

   In Matthew 24:45, the genitive singular feminine form occurs with the lord's appointment of a faithful and thoughtful slave; the APB renders the clause as appointing him over "his household" to give them food at the proper time.

   Matthew 24:45

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 24:45, the APB presents the clause with "his household." This rendering confirms the verse's setting rather than isolating the term independently.