Strong's Lexicon oikonomia: Stewardship, administration, management, dispensation Original Word: οἰκονομία Word Origin: From οἶκος (oikos, meaning "house") and νόμος (nomos, meaning "law" or "management") Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent to "oikonomia," the concept of stewardship can be related to terms like פקיד (paqiyd, meaning "officer" or "overseer") and בית (bayith, meaning "house" or "household"). Usage: The term "oikonomia" refers to the management or administration of a household or estate. In a broader sense, it denotes the responsibility of managing or overseeing affairs, often with a focus on stewardship. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the divine administration of God's plan of salvation and the responsibilities entrusted to believers, particularly in the context of the church. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, "oikonomia" was a common term used to describe the management of household affairs, which was a crucial aspect of daily life. The head of a household, or steward, was responsible for the well-being and proper functioning of the household, including financial management, resource allocation, and the welfare of family members and servants. This concept was easily understood by early Christians and was applied metaphorically to describe the stewardship of spiritual truths and the administration of God's redemptive plan. HELPS Word-studies 3622 oikonomía (from 3621 /oikonoméō, "a steward, managing a household") – properly, a stewardship, management (administration), i.e. where a person looks after another's affairs (resources). [A "dispensation" can also refer to a special period of time (management). But this is a secondary (not primary) meaning of 3622 (oikonomía).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom oikonomeó Definition stewardship, administration NASB Translation administration (3), management (3), stewardship (3). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3622: οἰκονομίαοἰκονομία, οἰκονομίας, ἡ (οἰκονομέω), from Xenophon, and Plato down, "the management of a household or of household affairs; specifically, the management, oversight, administration, of others' property; the office of a manager or overseer, stewardship": Luke 16:2-4; hence, the word is transferred by Paul in a theocratic sense to the office (duty) intrusted to him by God (the lord and master) of proclaiming to men the blessings of the gospel, 1 Corinthians 9:17; ἡ, οἰκονομία τοῦ Θεοῦ, the office of administrator (stewardship) intrusted by God, Colossians 1:25. universally, administration, dispensation, which in a theocratic sense is ascribed to God himself as providing for man's salvation: αἵτινες ... ἡ οἰκονομίαν Θεοῦ τήν ἐν πίστει, which furnish matter for disputes rather than the (knowledge of the) dispensation of the things by which God has provided for and prepared salvation, which salvation must be embraced by faith, 1 Timothy 1:4 L T Tr WH; ἥν προέθετο ... καιρῶν, which good will he purposed to show with a view to (that) dispensation (of his) by which the times (namely, of infancy and immaturity cf. Galatians 4:1-4) were to be fulfilled, Ephesians 1:9f; ἡ οἰκονομία τῆς χάριτος τοῦ Θεοῦ τῆς δοθείσης μοι, that dispensation (or arrangement) by which the grace of God was granted me, Ephesians 3:2; ἡ οἰκονομία τοῦ μυστηρίου, the dispensation by which he carried out his secret purpose, Ephesians 3:9 G L T Tr WH. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance dispensation, stewardship. From oikonomos; administration (of a household or estate); specially, a (religious) "economy" -- dispensation, stewardship. see GREEK oikonomos Forms and Transliterations οικονομια οἰκονομία οικονομιαν οικονομίαν οἰκονομίαν οικονομιας οικονομίας οἰκονομίας oikonomia oikonomía oikonomian oikonomían oikonomias oikonomíasLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Luke 16:2 N-GFSGRK: λόγον τῆς οἰκονομίας σου οὐ NAS: an accounting of your management, for you can KJV: of thy stewardship; for INT: account of the stewardship of you not Luke 16:3 N-AFS Luke 16:4 N-GFS 1 Corinthians 9:17 N-AFS Ephesians 1:10 N-AFS Ephesians 3:2 N-AFS Ephesians 3:9 N-NFS Colossians 1:25 N-AFS 1 Timothy 1:4 N-AFS Strong's Greek 3622 |
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