Strong G3622οἰκονομία
management
- Transliteration
- oikonomia
- Pronunciation
- oy-kon-om-ee'-ah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G3623; administration (of a household or estate); specifically a (religious) economy: - dispensation stewardship.
Detailed definition
οἰκονομία, -ας, ἡ
(οἰκονομέω), [in LXX: Isa.22:19, 21 (מַצָּב, מֶמְשָׁלָה)*;]
1. prop. (Plat., Arist.), the office of οἰκονόμος, stewardship: Luk.16:2-4.
2. In later writers (Plut., al.; see AR on Eph.1:10; MM, xviii), generally, administration, dispensation: 1Co.9:17, Eph.1:10 3:2, 9, Col.1:25, 1Ti.1:4.†
(AS)
(οἰκονομέω), [in LXX: Isa.22:19, 21 (מַצָּב, מֶמְשָׁלָה)*;]
1. prop. (Plat., Arist.), the office of οἰκονόμος, stewardship: Luk.16:2-4.
2. In later writers (Plut., al.; see AR on Eph.1:10; MM, xviii), generally, administration, dispensation: 1Co.9:17, Eph.1:10 3:2, 9, Col.1:25, 1Ti.1:4.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3622 appears in 7 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- dispensation4
- stewardship3
First verses
- Luke 16:2And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.
- Luke 16:3Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
- Luke 16:4I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
- 1 Corinthians 9:17For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.
- Ephesians 1:10That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
- Ephesians 3:2If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
- Colossians 1:25Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
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Detailed Greek dictionary
οἰκονομ-ία, ἡ,
management of a household or family, husbandry, thrift, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 36b, “R.” 498a, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 1.1, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1141b32, “Pol.” 1253b2 ff.: _plural_, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 407b)]; households, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Generatione Animalium” 744b18.)]
2 generally, direction, regulation, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Epistulae” 1p.29U.)]; especially of a State, administration, αἱ κατὰ τὴν πόλιν οἰ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Dinarchus Orator 1.97)]; principles of government, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.338; τῶν γεγονότων 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.4.3, +others; πολιτικὴ οἰ. 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 2.32 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus; ἡ τῆς ἀρχῆς οἰ. 2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 6.1.1)]; of a fund, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“SIG” 577.9 (Milet., 3rd-2nd c.BC).)]
3 arrangement, ἡ περὶ τὸν νοσέοντα οἰ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 6.2.24)]; ἡ περὶ τῶν ὠνίων οἰ. market, fair, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“SIG” 695.35 (5th c.BC: Magnes Comicus Mae.); οἰκονομίαι)]proceedings, [Refs (Inscriptiones Graecae 9(1).226 (from Drymaea))]; τίνα οἰκονομίαν προσαγήγοχας what steps you have taken, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 240.10 (3rd c.BC))]; αὕτη φύσεως οἰ. [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.9.10)]; of a literary work, arrangement, ἡ κατὰ μέρος οἰ. [Refs 8th c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 5.1, compare 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis “Epistula ad Pompeium” 4, “Comp.” 25, Scholia 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.328: _plural_, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.142a.)]
4 in Egypt, office of οἰκονόμος, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PTeb.” 24.62 (2nd c.BC), +others)]
5 stewardship, [LXX+NT (LXX.Isa.22.19, NT.Luke.16.2.)]
6 plan, dispensation, [NT (NT.Eph.1.10, 3.2.)]
7 in bad sense, scheming, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Marcus Antoninus Imperator 4.51.)]
II public revenue of a state, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“BMus.Inscription” 897.14, +others (Halic., 3rd c.BC).)]
III transaction, contract, or legal instrument, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“CPR” 4.1 (1st c.AD), “BGU” 457.10 (2nd c.AD), etc.)]
IV magical operation or process, [Refs (PMag.Par. 1.161,292,2009.)]
management of a household or family, husbandry, thrift, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 36b, “R.” 498a, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 1.1, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1141b32, “Pol.” 1253b2 ff.: _plural_, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 407b)]; households, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Generatione Animalium” 744b18.)]
2 generally, direction, regulation, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Epistulae” 1p.29U.)]; especially of a State, administration, αἱ κατὰ τὴν πόλιν οἰ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Dinarchus Orator 1.97)]; principles of government, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.338; τῶν γεγονότων 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.4.3, +others; πολιτικὴ οἰ. 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 2.32 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus; ἡ τῆς ἀρχῆς οἰ. 2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 6.1.1)]; of a fund, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“SIG” 577.9 (Milet., 3rd-2nd c.BC).)]
3 arrangement, ἡ περὶ τὸν νοσέοντα οἰ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 6.2.24)]; ἡ περὶ τῶν ὠνίων οἰ. market, fair, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“SIG” 695.35 (5th c.BC: Magnes Comicus Mae.); οἰκονομίαι)]proceedings, [Refs (Inscriptiones Graecae 9(1).226 (from Drymaea))]; τίνα οἰκονομίαν προσαγήγοχας what steps you have taken, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 240.10 (3rd c.BC))]; αὕτη φύσεως οἰ. [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.9.10)]; of a literary work, arrangement, ἡ κατὰ μέρος οἰ. [Refs 8th c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 5.1, compare 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis “Epistula ad Pompeium” 4, “Comp.” 25, Scholia 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.328: _plural_, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.142a.)]
4 in Egypt, office of οἰκονόμος, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PTeb.” 24.62 (2nd c.BC), +others)]
5 stewardship, [LXX+NT (LXX.Isa.22.19, NT.Luke.16.2.)]
6 plan, dispensation, [NT (NT.Eph.1.10, 3.2.)]
7 in bad sense, scheming, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Marcus Antoninus Imperator 4.51.)]
II public revenue of a state, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“BMus.Inscription” 897.14, +others (Halic., 3rd c.BC).)]
III transaction, contract, or legal instrument, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“CPR” 4.1 (1st c.AD), “BGU” 457.10 (2nd c.AD), etc.)]
IV magical operation or process, [Refs (PMag.Par. 1.161,292,2009.)]