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οἰκουργός
oikourgos
G9994
G:A Greek

home-working

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oikourgos describes women in Titus 2:5 within a list of qualities that includes work centered at home.

The sole attested use places the term among qualities prescribed for women, in a clause that the APB renders with “home-working” in Titus 2:5.

Senses in use

  1. A prescribed home-centered quality · dominant

    In Titus 2:5, the accusative plural feminine form occurs in a list alongside being self-controlled, pure, good, and subject to their own husbands; the APB renders the list with “home-working.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Titus 2:5, the APB includes “home-working” within a list of prescribed qualities. The specific correspondence is supported by the clause context rather than alignment alone.

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