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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), general editor James Orr — public domain, printed whole.

hous'-hol-der (oikodespotes): The word occurs in Mt 13:27,52; 20:1; 21:33, for the master or owner of a "household," i.e. of servants ([@douloi). The Greek word emphasizes the authority of the master.