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GreekG3623Noun (Masculine)

οἰκονόμος

oikonomos

10Occurrences
G3623Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a house-distributor (i.e. manager), or overseer, i.e. an employee in that capacity; by extension, a fiscal agent (treasurer); figuratively, a preacher (of the Gospel)

from G3624 (οἶκος) and the base of G3551 (νόμος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.prop., the manager of a household or estate, a house- or land-steward (usually a slave or freedman)
2.Metaphorical (in wider sense; cf. οἰκονομία), an administrator, a steward
LXX: chiefly for עַל

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

οἰκονόμος appears 10 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
4
1 Corinthians
2
1 Peter
1
Galatians
1
Romans
1
Titus
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 4:1BSB

So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

1 Peter 4:10BSB

As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.

Luke 12:42BSB

And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?

Luke 16:3BSB

The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.

Romans 16:23BSB

Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings.Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our brother Quartus.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.