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Oikoi Basileioi

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(οϊ v κοι βασίλειοι , royal houses), a term applied in the early Church to the houses allotted to the bishops and clergy for their residences, corresponding, therefore, in a large measure to our parsonage (q.v.). The οϊ v κοι βασίλειοι were always adjacent to the church.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Oikoi Basileioi'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​o/oikoi-basileioi.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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