# οἰκουμένη/oikoumenē
This word is a type of thing. It is a noun.

* This word means the world.
    * Sometimes it talks about all the places on the earth where people live.
    * Sometimes it talks about the land that was part of the Roman Empire.
    * Sometimes it talks about all the people who live on the earth.
    * Sometimes it talks about a future world or a future time in history.