Strong's G3617 · Greek
οἰκοδεσπότης
oikodespotes · /oy-kod-es-pot'-ace/
Definition
from 3624 and 1203; the head of a family:--goodman (of the house), householder, master of the house.
KJV: goodman (of the house), householder, master of the house
Root / derivation: from 3624 and 1203
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered οἰκοδεσπότης across 11 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
11 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew7 verses
It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household? Beelzebub: Gr. Beelzebul
Matthew 13:27So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
Matthew 13:52Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
Matthew 20:1For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
Matthew 20:11And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
Matthew 21:33Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
Matthew 24:43But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
Luke4 verses
And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
Luke 13:25When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
Luke 14:21So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
Luke 22:11And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G3617 (oikodespotes) mean?
from 3624 and 1203; the head of a family:--goodman (of the house), householder, master of the house.
How many times does G3617 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G3617 (οἰκοδεσπότης) appears in 11 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “house.”
How is oikodespotes translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G3617 is rendered as “house” (6×), “householder” (4×), “goodman” (1×).
Where does the Greek word οἰκοδεσπότης come from?
from 3624 and 1203