ΟἸΚΕΙ͂ΟΣ: οἰκεῖος, -α, -ον [ (< οἶκος), [in LXX for דּוֹד, שְׁאֵר, etc.; in Is 58:7, οἰ. τοῦ σπέρματος for בָּשָׂר;] ] in or of the house (opp. to ξένος, ἀλλότριος); (a) . of things; τὰ οἰ., household affairs or goods; (b) . of persons, of the same family or kin; as subst., οἱ οἰ., kinsmen: I Ti 5:8; c. gen. pers., of the family of: metaph., τ. θεοῦ, Eph 2:19; τ. πίστεως (Lft., in l.), Ga 6:10.†
SYN.: συγγενής, ἴδιος (v. Cremer, 446; Deiss., BS., 123).