1. with accusative rei, to found as a colony or new settlement , πόλιν (Herdotus Historicus), etc.:—; Pass. πόλις οἴκισται (Herdotus Historicus)

2. to people with new settlers, colonise , χώρην (Herdotus Historicus); νήσους (Thucydides):—;Mid. ὅπη γῆς πύργον οἰκιούμεθα in what part of the world we shall make ourselves a fenced home, (Euripides)

3. with accusative pers. to remove, transplant , (Euripides); metaphorically, τὸν μὲν ἀφ᾽ ὑψηλῶν βραχὺν ὤικισεν brought him from high to low estate, (Euripides):—;Pass. to settle in a place, (Euripides) (ML)