G3613 — οἰκητήριον (oikētḗrion)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G3613
Original: οἰκητήριον
Transliteration: oikētḗrion
Pronunciation: oy-kay-tay'-ree-on
Part of Speech: Neuter noun
Root: From G3611 οἰκέω (to inhabit/dwell); -τήριον suffix = place/instrument; equivalent in form to G3612 (οἴκημα); ultimate root G3624 οἶκος (house)
Occurrences: 2 in NT (2 books)
First Occurrence: 2 Cor 5:2 — "desiring to be clothed upon with our house (oikētḗrion) which is from heaven"
Hapax Legomenon: No (2 occurrences; near-hapax)

Lexicon Definition¶

A dwelling-place, habitation. Derived from a presumed agent noun οἰκητήρ (dweller/inhabitant) + the place-suffix -ιον. Strong's defines it as "a dwelling-place" equivalent in force to G3612 (οἴκημα). The -τήριον suffix marks the place where a characteristic action occurs or a characteristic state resides.

Louw-Nida Semantic Domain¶

Domain: 085 — Existence in Space
Subdomain: 085.005 — Dwell, Reside
Other words in subdomain: ἀστατέω (G790), ἐγκατοικέω (G1460), ἐνοικέω (G1774), κατοικέω (G2730), κατοικητήριον (G2732)

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Verses	%
house	1	50%
habitation	1	50%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
2 Corinthians	1	0.4
Jude	1	4.0

Both occurrences involve supernatural dwelling places — one heavenly (2 Cor), one angelic/assigned (Jude).

Semantic Categories¶

1. The Heavenly / Resurrection Body¶

Paul uses oikētḗrion metaphorically for the glorified resurrection body — a "house from heaven" that believers long to be clothed with, contrasting the mortal body as a dissolving earthly tent (2 Cor 5:1).

2 Cor 5:2 — "For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house (oikētḗrion) which is from heaven"

2. Assigned Spiritual Domain / Proper Station¶

The fallen angels abandoned their own oikētḗrion — the proper sphere or station assigned to them — a use pointing not to a physical building but to a divinely appointed realm.

Jude 1:6 — "And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation (oikētḗrion), he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day"

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
οὐρανός (ouranós)	G3772	1x	"from heaven" — source of the heavenly dwelling (2 Cor 5:2)
στενάζω (stenázō)	G4727	1x	"we groan, desiring" to be clothed with it (2 Cor 5:2)
ἴδιος (ídios)	G2398	1x	"their own habitation" — proper assigned domain (Jude 1:6)
ἀπολείπω (apoleípō)	G620	1x	"left" the habitation — willful abandonment (Jude 1:6)
ἀρχή (archḗ)	G746	1x	paired with "first estate" / principality (Jude 1:6)
ζόφος (zóphos)	G2217	1x	"darkness" — consequence of leaving (Jude 1:6)

Word Family / Cognates (οἶκ- root)¶

G3624 οἶκος — house, household, family (root word; 114x)
G3611 οἰκέω — to inhabit, dwell (parent verb; 9x)
G3612 οἴκημα — tenement, cell/chamber (1x: Acts 12:7, prison cell)
G3614 οἰκία — house, household (physical; 93x)
G3618 οἰκοδομέω — to build/edify (40x)
G3619 οἰκοδομή — building, edification (18x)
G2732 κατοικητήριον — dwelling place (kata- compound; 2x)

Synonyms¶

No direct synonyms were returned by search_relationships.py for G3613.

Antonyms¶

No antonyms returned by search_relationships.py for G3613.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
κατοικητήριον (katoikētḗrion)	G2732	both = "habitation" (KJV)	G2732 uses kata- prefix (settled, permanent dwelling); used for God's Spirit dwelling in believers (Eph 2:22) and Babylon as demonic haunt (Rev 18:2); G3613 denotes the body-as-house (2 Cor) or angelic proper domain (Jude)
οἶκος (oîkos)	G3624	both = "house" in some contexts	G3624 is a concrete, general dwelling or household; G3613 stresses proper/assigned habitation, often supernatural
οἰκία (oikía)	G3614	both = "house"	G3614 is the physical/concrete residence; G3613 is more abstract — the dwelling as one's fitting abode

UBS Semantic Domains¶

Code	Domain Label	Notes
085	Existence in Space	`search_relationships.py` places oikētḗrion in the spatial-existence field, fitting both the heavenly dwelling of 2 Cor 5:2 and the angelic sphere/estate abandoned in Jude 6.

Hebrew Source¶

No LXX bridge found. G3613 has no significant Hebrew OT equivalent — the concept of the glorified body as a "heavenly habitation" is distinctively Pauline NT theology.