οίκος

See also: οἶκος and ϝοῖκος

Greek

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οίκος • (oíkos) m (plural οίκοι)

(now formal, archaic, or in set phrases) settlement, tent, temple, dwelling, home (structure built or serving as an abode of human beings)
Λευκός Οίκος ― Lefkós Oíkos ― White House

οίκος ευγηρίας ― oíkos evgirías ― nursing home

οίκος ανοχής ― oíkos anochís ― brothel, maison de tolerance
(history) family (a dynasty with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one)
Οίκος των Κομνηνών ― Oíkos ton Komninón ― House of Komnenos

Οίκος των Ρομανόφ ― Oíkos ton Romanóf ― House of Romanov
house, firm (place of business)
εκδοτικός οίκος ― ekdotikós oíkos ― publishing house

οίκος μόδας ― oíkos módas ― fashion house
(Eastern Orthodoxy) strophe, stanza (of the kontakion)
(history) manor (lord's residence in feudal times)
(astrology) house (one astrological division)

(dynasty, family): δυναστεία f (dynasteía, “family,dynasty”)
(temple, sanctuary): τέμενος n (témenos, “temple, sanctuary”)
(house, residence): σπίτι n (spíti, “house, home”), κατοικία f (katoikía, “residence”), διαμονή f (diamoní, “residence, domicile”)

τα εν οίκω μη εν δήμω (ta en oíko mi en dímo, “don't air your dirty laundry in public”) (Ancient Greek set phrase)