οίκος

From Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos).

• IPA^(key): /ˈikos/
• Hyphenation: οί‧κος

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οίκος • (oíkos) m (plural οίκοι)

1. (now formal, archaic, or in set phrases) settlement, tent, temple, dwelling, home (structure built or serving as an abode of human beings)

   Λευκός Οίκος ― Lefkós Oíkos ― White House

   οίκος ευγηρίας ― oíkos evgirías ― nursing home

   οίκος ανοχής ― oíkos anochís ― brothel, maison de tolerance

2. (history) family (a dynasty with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one)

   Οίκος των Κομνηνών ― Oíkos ton Komninón ― House of Komnenos

   Οίκος των Ρομανόφ ― Oíkos ton Romanóf ― House of Romanov

3. house, firm (place of business)

   εκδοτικός οίκος ― ekdotikós oíkos ― publishing house

   οίκος μόδας ― oíkos módas ― fashion house

4. (Eastern Orthodoxy) strophe, stanza (of the kontakion)
5. (history) manor (lord's residence in feudal times)
6. (astrology) house (one astrological division)

• (dynasty, family): δυναστεία f (dynasteía, “family,dynasty”)
• (temple, sanctuary): τέμενος n (témenos, “temple, sanctuary”)
• (house, residence): σπίτι n (spíti, “house, home”), κατοικία f (katoikía, “residence”), διαμονή f (diamoní, “residence, domicile”)

• τα εν οίκω μη εν δήμω (ta en oíko mi en dímo, “don't air your dirty laundry in public”) (Ancient Greek set phrase)

• οίκημα n (oíkima, “residence, dwelling”)
• οικο- (oiko-, “house, home, eco-”) (prefix)