- οἴκημα
- οἴκημα, ατος, τό (οἰκέω; Pind., Hdt.+; ins, pap, LXX; TestAbr A 4 p. 80, 21, 29f [Stone p. 8]; Philo, Vi. Cont. 25; Joseph.).① an individual room in a dwelling, room, apartment (Hdt. 1, 9; 10; Menand., Sam. 19; Diod S 1, 92, 6; Appian, Bell. Civ. 4, 24 §98; Jos., Ant. 8, 134; 137; 14, 455; TestAbr A) οἰκήματα μάταια rooms that will pass away Hs 1:1.② a room within a prison complex or a separate dwelling used for detention, quarters (Thu. 4, 47, 3 and 4, 48, 1 of a large building used for temporary detention; Demosth. 32, 29 used euphemistically of a cell; Lucian, Tox. 29 of stifling quarters within a prison; Plut., Agis 803–4 [19, 5; 8; 9]; Aelian, VH 6, 1) φῶς ἔλαμψεν ἐν τῷ οἰκ. a light shone in (Peter’s) cell Ac 12:7 the usage here is not necessarily euphemistic (pace Haenchen ad loc) for this is one room or cell in a larger detention complex termed φυλακή (vs. 6); apparently the light shines only in Peter’s space.—DELG s.v. οἶκο C. M-M.
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