οἰκουμένη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • οἰκεομένη (oikeoménē) – uncontracted

Etymology

From οἰκέω (oikéō, “I inhabit, dwell”). Noun is from the participle with γῆ (gê, “earth”) implied.

Participle

οἰκουμένη • (oikouménē)

  1. inflection of οἰκούμενος (oikoúmenos):
    1. feminine nominative singular
    2. feminine vocative singular

Noun

οἰκουμένη • (oikouménē) f (genitive οἰκουμένης); first declension

  1. inhabited region
  2. the inhabited world, particularly that known to the ancient Greeks: (sub-polar) Europe, (western) Asia, and (northern and Saharan) Africa
  3. (Byzantine) the civilized world, particularly the land of the Roman or Byzantine Empire

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἡ οἰκουμὲνη ἡ μέλλουσα (hē oikoumènē hē méllousa, “the world to come”)

Descendants

References

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