Greek · G4002, G1520, G3624 · unreviewed

πέντε ἐν ἑνὶ οἴκῳ

"Five" · one · house: home

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πέντε G4002 "five"

Pronunciation pénte

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εἷς G1520 one

Pronunciation heîs

Unity emphasizing singularity to exclusion of others; theologically expresses oneness in Christ and divine nature.

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οἶκος G3624 house: home

Pronunciation oîkos

Physical dwelling expands metonymically to household, family, lineage, and the Church as God's spiritual household.

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What does πέντε ἐν ἑνὶ οἴκῳ (pente en heni oikō) mean in the Bible?

πέντε · εἷς · οἶκος is a Greek word meaning "five in one household".

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Meaning

five in one household

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Feminine Matt 25:2 · Acts 4:4 3×

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Luke 9:13 · Luke 12:52 · Rev 17:10 3×

Nominative · Plural · Neuter Luke 12:6 1×

Genitive · Plural · Feminine Luke 19:19 · Acts 20:6 2×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine John 6:13 1×

Dative · Plural · Feminine Acts 7:14 1×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 14:17 · Matt 14:19 · Matt 16:9 · Mark 6:38 · Mark 6:41 · Mark 8:19 · Luke 1:24 · Luke 9:16 · Luke 16:28 · John 4:18 · John 6:9 · John 6:19 · 1 Cor 14:19 · Rev 9:5 · Rev 9:10 15×

Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 25:15 · Matt 25:16 · Matt 25:20 · Luke 14:19 8×

Accusative · Plural · Feminine Luke 19:18 · John 5:2 · Acts 19:19 · Acts 24:1 4×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 8 — Knowledge, Love, and the Weak Brother in a World of Idols Acts 16 — The Gospel Enters Macedonia: Opened Hearts, Broken Chains, and Household Faith Acts 20 — Paul’s Farewell Charge to Shepherd the Church of God John 10 — The Good Shepherd, the Door, and the Son One with the Father John 11 — The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel Luke 19 — The Son of Man Seeks the Lost, Receives the Kingly Kingdom, and Weeps over Jerusalem Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 11 — The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 16 — He Has Risen: The Empty Tomb, the Angelic Announcement, Galilee Promise, and Trembling Witness Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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