οἰκουρός (oikouros)
oikouros
busy at home
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Definition
οἰκ-ουρός, -ον
(οἶκος + οὖρος, a keeper)
__1. watching or keeping the house; as subst., ἡ οἰ., a housekeeper (Soph., Eur.; see LS, see word).
__2. keeping at home:Tit.2:5, Rec. (see Field, Notes, 220 ff.; CGT, in l, and cf. οίκουργός).†
(AS)
(οἶκος + οὖρος, a keeper)
__1. watching or keeping the house; as subst., ἡ οἰ., a housekeeper (Soph., Eur.; see LS, see word).
__2. keeping at home:
(AS)
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Original: οἰκουρός
Transliteration: oikouros
Phonetic: oy-koo-ros'
Thayer Definition:
- caring for the house, working at home
- the (watch or) keeper of the house
- keeping at home and taking care of household affairs
- a domestic
Origin: "from G3624 and ouros (a guard, be "ware")"
TDNT entry: None
Part(s) of speech: Adjective