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The ancient Greek word oikos ( ancient Greek: , plural: ; English prefix: eco- for ecology and economics) refers to three related but distinct concepts: the family, the family's property, and the house. Its meaning shifts even within texts, which can lead to confusion.
The oikos was the basic unit of society in most Greek city-states. In normal Attic usage the oikos, in the context of families, referred to a line of descent from father to son from generation to generation. Alternatively, as Aristotle used it in his Politics, the term was sometimes used to refer to everybody living in a given house. Thus, the head of the oikos, along with his immediate family and his slaves, would all be encompassed. Large oikoi also had farms that were usually tended by the slaves, which were also the basic agricultural unit of the ancient economy.
Oikos is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in the field of ecology. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Nordic Foundation Oikos. Since 2011, the editor-in-chief is Dries Bonte ( Ghent University).
Oikos is ancient Greek for household. It may also refer to:
- Oikos (journal) a journal on ecology
- Oikos International, a sustainability-oriented student association
- Oikos, an alternate name for Kontakion, a Byzantine hymn
- Oikos, Cyprus, a village in Cyprus
- Per Brinck Oikos Award, a prize in the field of ecology
- Oikos University, a Christian school in Oakland, California
- Oikos, a brand of Greek-style strained yogurt made by Groupe Danone and in organic form by Stonyfield Farm