"one who is occupied in domestic affairs, Tit. 2:5*"
Definition and meaning
one who is occupied in domestic affairs, Tit. 2:5*
In the original Greek the word is written: οἰκουργός
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of oikourgos (G3625) across the King James Bible.
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.
For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
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Common questions
Strong's G3625 (oikourgos) is a Greek word that means: one who is occupied in domestic affairs, Tit. 2:5* It appears 15 times in the King James Bible.
The word oikourgos (G3625) appears 15 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3625 is oikourgos, a Greek word defined as: one who is occupied in domestic affairs, Tit. 2:5*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
oikourgos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.