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Oikos in a sentence

Oikos meaning

  1. A basic societal unit in Ancient Greece; a household or family line.
  2. Synonym of kontakion (hymn or poem recited as a dialogue)

Using Oikos

  • The main meaning on this page is: A basic societal unit in Ancient Greece; a household or family line. | Synonym of kontakion (hymn or poem recited as a dialogue)
  • In the example corpus, oikos often appears in combinations such as: oikos university.

Context around Oikos

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 32.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

dannon 1× greek 1×

Often after:

university 2× thus 1× meaning 1×

Sentence patterns with Oikos

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

activia dannon oikos and horizon 1× campus of oikos university and 1× income for oikos thus far 1× on the oikos university campus 1× the greek oikos meaning home 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a korean christian 1× danone the food 1× despite the fact 1× in that way 1× on april 2 1×

Common sentence endings:

and opened fire 1× elusive until now 1× law or order 1× next seven years 1× others authorities said 1×

Words around Oikos

Just before it in the word index:

oikomi 2 oikawa 2 oij 2 oii 3 oig 36 oif 7

Just after it in the word index:

oikya 4 oikyafront 2 oil 13.464 oilatum 2 oildale 2 oiled 94

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Oikos

  • In this selection, "oikos" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dannon, greek, university, thus and meaning stand out and add context to how "oikos" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include activia dannon oikos and horizon and campus of oikos university and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "oikos" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with oikos

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In that way, political economy expanded the emphasis of economics, which comes from the Greek oikos (meaning "home") and nomos (meaning "law" or "order"). (24 words)

A Korean Christian college was the site of a deadly shooting in 2013, when a 43-year-old former student returned to the campus of Oikos University and opened fire. (30 words)

On April 2, 2012, One Goh, a 38-year-old former nursing student in Oakland, Calif., opened fire on the Oikos University campus, killing seven people and injuring three others, authorities said. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

Despite the fact that Olivet’s total annual income in 2015 was $19.55 million, which is remarkably close to that of what Buzzfile lists as the annual income for Oikos thus far, a concrete connection has proved elusive—until now. (41 words)

Danone, the food conglomerate behind yogurt and milk brands Activia, Dannon, Oikos and Horizon Organic, aims to cut Earth-warming methane emissions from its fresh-milk supply chain by some 30% over the next seven years. (36 words)

On April 2, 2012, One Goh, a 38-year-old former nursing student in Oakland, Calif., opened fire on the Oikos University campus, killing seven people and injuring three others, authorities said. (32 words)

Example sentences (5)

Danone, the food conglomerate behind yogurt and milk brands Activia, Dannon, Oikos and Horizon Organic, aims to cut Earth-warming methane emissions from its fresh-milk supply chain by some 30% over the next seven years.

On April 2, 2012, One Goh, a 38-year-old former nursing student in Oakland, Calif., opened fire on the Oikos University campus, killing seven people and injuring three others, authorities said.

A Korean Christian college was the site of a deadly shooting in 2013, when a 43-year-old former student returned to the campus of Oikos University and opened fire.

Despite the fact that Olivet’s total annual income in 2015 was $19.55 million, which is remarkably close to that of what Buzzfile lists as the annual income for Oikos thus far, a concrete connection has proved elusive—until now.

In that way, political economy expanded the emphasis of economics, which comes from the Greek oikos (meaning "home") and nomos (meaning "law" or "order").

Common combinations with oikos

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "oikos" in a sentence?
An example: "Danone, the food conglomerate behind yogurt and milk brands Activia, Dannon, Oikos and Horizon Organic, aims to cut Earth-warming methane emissions from its fresh-milk supply chain by some 30% over the next seven years." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "oikos" from authentic English texts.
What does "oikos" mean?
Oikos means: A basic societal unit in Ancient Greece; a household or family line.
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