King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3616
Transliteration: oikodespoteō
Phonetic Spelling: (oy-kod-es-pot-eh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to rule a household
Meaning: to rule a household
οἰκοδεσποτέω, ὀικοδεσπότω; (οἰκοδεσπότης); to be master (or head) of a house; to rule a household, manage family affairs: 1 Timothy 5:14. (A later Greek word; see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 373.)
Word Summary
oikodespoteō: to rule a household
Original Word: οἰκοδεσποτέωTransliteration: oikodespoteō
Phonetic Spelling: (oy-kod-es-pot-eh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to rule a household
Meaning: to rule a household
Strong's Concordance
to rule a householdFrom oikodespotes; to be the head of (i.e. Rule) a family -- guide the house.
see GREEK oikodespotes
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3616: οἰκοδεσποτέωοἰκοδεσποτέω, ὀικοδεσπότω; (οἰκοδεσπότης); to be master (or head) of a house; to rule a household, manage family affairs: 1 Timothy 5:14. (A later Greek word; see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 373.)