Οίκος

1. (now formal, archaic, or in set phrases) house, home (structure built or serving as an abode of human beings)
2. (historical) house (a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one)
3. house, firm (place of business)
4. (Eastern Orthodoxy) strophe, stanza (of the kontakion)
5. (historical) manor (lord's residence in feudal times)
6. (astrology) house (one of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart)

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1. house or dwelling place
   1. room, chamber
   2. meeting house, hall; monument

1. 1. birdcage
   2. (astrology) domicile of a planet
2. estate, inheritance
3. reigning house or family