οἰκοδεσπότης [12 verses](noun sg masc gen) "Goodman of the house" is from oikodespotês , which is the "master of the house" and also means "steward of a house," and "native ruler." It is a combination of two words. The first part is from oikia, which means "building," "house," "family," and "household," and the second is despotes, which means "master" and "lord" but it isn't the word normally translated as "lord" in the Gospels. -- "Goodman of the house" is from a compound Greek word that is literally the "master of the house." It was translated as "householder."