οἰκουμένη

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Present passive participle of οἰκέω (oikéō, I inhabit, dwell). The noun use is an ellipsis of οἰκουμένη γῆ (oikouménē gê, inhabited earth).

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Participle

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οἰκουμένη (oikouménē)

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of οἰκούμενος (oikoúmenos)

Noun

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οἰκουμένη (oikouménēf (genitive οἰκουμένης); first declension

  1. inhabited region
  2. the inhabited world, particularly the region 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

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