Know the Word.

Greek word

oikouménē

οἰκουμένη

What it means

land, i.e. the globe

land, i.e. the (terrene part of the) globe; specially, the Roman empire

Where it comes from

feminine participle present passive of oikéō (οἰκέω) (as noun, by implication, of gē (γῆ))

How the King James translates it

  • world13
  • earth1

Every place it appears 14

oikouménē — Greek word meaning “land, i.e. the globe”