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In the New Testament, it is often used in parables to depict a figure of authority, representing God or Christ in a metaphorical sense.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the "oikodespotés" was a significant figure, often the patriarch of the family, who held considerable power and responsibility. The household was a central unit of society, and the master was expected to manage it effectively, ensuring the welfare of family members and servants. This role was not only administrative but also moral and spiritual, as the master was seen as a provider and protector.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/3624.htm">oikos</a> and <a href="/greek/1203.htm">despotés</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>the master of a house<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>head of a household (1), head of the house (4), head of the household (1), landowner (4), owner (1), owner of the house (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3617: οἰκοδεσπότης</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">οἰκοδεσπότης</span></span>, <span class="greek2">οἰκοδεσπότου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="greek2">οἶκος</span>, <span class="greek2">δεσπότης</span>), <span class="accented">master of a house, householder</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/10-25.htm">Matthew 10:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-27.htm">Matthew 13:27</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/20-11.htm">Matthew 20:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/24-43.htm">Matthew 24:43</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/14-14.htm">Mark 14:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/12-39.htm">Luke 12:39</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/13-25.htm">Luke 13:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/14-21.htm">Luke 14:21</a>; <span class="greek2">ἄνθρωπος</span> <span class="greek2">οἰκοδεσπότης</span> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἄνθρωπος</span></span>, 4 a.), <a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-52.htm">Matthew 13:52</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/20-1.htm">Matthew 20:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33</a>; <span class="greek2">οἰκοδεσπότης</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">οἰκίας</span>, <a href="/interlinear/luke/22-11.htm">Luke 22:11</a>, on this pleonasm cf. Bornemann, Schol. at the passage; <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, § 65, 2. (<span class="abbreviation">Alexis</span>, a comic poet of the <DATE_RANGE:399-300 B.C.><span class="date">IV. century B.C.</span> quoted in <span class="abbreviation">Pollux</span> 10, 4, 21; <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, contra Apion 2, 11, 3; <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, quaest. Rom. 30; <span class="abbreviation">Ignatius</span> ad Eph. 6 [ET]. <span class="abbreviation">Lob. ad Phryn.</span>, p. 313 shows that the earlier Greeks said <span class="greek2">οἴκου</span> or <span class="greek2">οἰκίας</span> <span class="greek2">δεσπότης</span>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>householder, master of the house. <p>From <a href="/greek/3624.htm">oikos</a> and <a href="/greek/1203.htm">despotes</a>; the head of a family -- goodman (of the house), householder, master of the house. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3624.htm">oikos</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1203.htm">despotes</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>οικοδεσποτη οικοδεσπότη οἰκοδεσπότῃ οικοδεσποτην οικοδεσπότην οἰκοδεσπότην οικοδεσποτης οικοδεσπότης οἰκοδεσπότης οικοδεσποτου οικοδεσπότου οἰκοδεσπότου oikodespote oikodespotē oikodespótei oikodespótēi oikodespoten oikodespotēn oikodespóten oikodespótēn oikodespotes oikodespotēs oikodespótes oikodespótēs oikodespotou oikodespótou<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/10-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 10:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰ τὸν <b>οἰκοδεσπότην</b> Βεελζεβοὺλ ἐπεκάλεσαν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> they have called <span class="itali">the head of the house</span> Beelzebul,<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> they have called <span class="itali">the master of the house</span> Beelzebub,<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/10-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> If the <span class="itali">master of the house</span> Beelzebul they called<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/13-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 13:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δοῦλοι τοῦ <b>οἰκοδεσπότου</b> εἶπον αὐτῷ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The slaves <span class="itali">of the landowner</span> came<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the servants <span class="itali">of the householder</span> came<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> servants of the <span class="itali">master of the house</span> said to him<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/13-52.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 13:52</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Singular">N-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐστιν ἀνθρώπῳ <b>οἰκοδεσπότῃ</b> ὅστις ἐκβάλλει</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is like <span class="itali">a head of a household,</span> who<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto a man <span class="itali">[that is] an householder,</span> which<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-52.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is to a man <span class="itali">a master of a house</span> who puts forth<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/20-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 20:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Singular">N-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/20.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ <b>οἰκοδεσπότῃ</b> ὅστις ἐξῆλθεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of heaven is like <span class="itali">a landowner</span> who went<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto a man <span class="itali">[that is] an householder,</span> which<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/20-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> heavens to a man <span class="itali">a master of a house</span> who went out<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/20-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 20:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/20.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κατὰ τοῦ <b>οἰκοδεσπότου</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> it, they grumbled <span class="itali">at the landowner,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> against <span class="itali">the goodman of the house,</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/20-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> against the <span class="itali">master of the house</span><p><b><a href="/text/matthew/21-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 21:33</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἄνθρωπος ἦν <b>οἰκοδεσπότης</b> ὅστις ἐφύτευσεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> parable. <span class="itali">There was a landowner</span> who<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a certain <span class="itali">householder,</span> which<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/21-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A man there was <span class="itali">a master of a house</span> who planted<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/24-43.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 24:43</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ᾔδει ὁ <b>οἰκοδεσπότης</b> ποίᾳ φυλακῇ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that if <span class="itali">the head of the house</span> had known<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> if <span class="itali">the goodman of the house</span> had known<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/24-43.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> had known the <span class="itali">master of the house</span> in what time of night<p><b><a href="/text/mark/14-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 14:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Singular">N-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἴπατε τῷ <b>οἰκοδεσπότῃ</b> ὅτι Ὁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> say <span class="itali">to the owner of the house,</span> 'The Teacher<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> say ye <span class="itali">to the goodman of the house,</span><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> say to the <span class="itali">master of the house</span> The<p><b><a href="/text/luke/12-39.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 12:39</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ᾔδει ὁ <b>οἰκοδεσπότης</b> ποίᾳ ὥρᾳ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that if <span class="itali">the head of the house</span> had known<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> if <span class="itali">the goodman of the house</span> had known<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12-39.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> had known the <span class="itali">master of the house</span> what hour<p><b><a href="/text/luke/13-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 13:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐγερθῇ ὁ <b>οἰκοδεσπότης</b> καὶ ἀποκλείσῃ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Once <span class="itali">the head of the house</span> gets<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> When once <span class="itali">the master of the house</span> is risen up,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/13-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> shall have risen up the <span class="itali">master of the house</span> and shall have shut<p><b><a href="/text/luke/14-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 14:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὀργισθεὶς ὁ <b>οἰκοδεσπότης</b> εἶπεν τῷ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Then <span class="itali">the head of the household</span> became angry<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Then <span class="itali">the master of the house</span> being angry<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/14-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having been angry the <span class="itali">master of the house</span> said to<p><b><a href="/text/luke/22-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 22:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Singular">N-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐρεῖτε τῷ <b>οἰκοδεσπότῃ</b> τῆς οἰκίας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And you shall say <span class="itali">to the owner</span> of the house,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ye shall say <span class="itali">unto the goodman</span> of the house,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you will say to the <span class="itali">master</span> of the house<p><b><a href="/greek/3617.htm">Strong's Greek 3617</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3617.htm">12 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/oikodespote__3617.htm">οἰκοδεσπότῃ — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/oikodespote_n_3617.htm">οἰκοδεσπότην — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/oikodespote_s_3617.htm">οἰκοδεσπότης — 5 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/oikodespotou_3617.htm">οἰκοδεσπότου — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3616.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3616"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3616" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3618.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3618"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3618" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>