οἰκουμένη

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world

οἰκουμένη , -ης, ἡ (fern. Pres. pass. ptcp. of οἰκέω; sc. γῆ) [in LXX chiefly for תֵּבֵל, אֶרֶץ ;] the inhabited earth ; __(a) in cl., the countries occupied by Greeks, as disting. from barbarian lands (Hdt., Dem., al.); __(b) in later writers, the Roman world : Luk.2:1 , Act.11:28 24:5 ; by meton., of its inhabitants : Act.17:6 19:27 ; __(with) in LXX ( Psa.23:1 71:8 , al.) and NT, also of the whole inhabited world: Mat.24:14 , Luk.4:5 21:26 , Rom.10:18 , Heb.1:6 , Rev.3:10 16:14 ; by meton. (ut supr.), Act.17:31 , Rev.12:9 ; __(d) of the Messianic age, ἡ οἰ. ἡ μέλλουσα = ὁ αἰὼ ὁ μέλλων: Heb.2:5. † (AS)