οἰκονόμος
oikonomosNoun (Masculine)G3623
manager
From: from G3624 (οἶκος) and the base of G3551 (νόμος);
Short Definition
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)
Full Lexicon Entry
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 Usage: chiefly for עַל
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)
Morphology G:N-M
DescriptionGreek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
10 timesAppears 10 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Luke
4
1 Corinthians
2
1 Peter
1
Galatians
1
Romans
1
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 4:1
- 1 Peter 4:10
- Luke 12:42
- Luke 16:3
- Romans 16:23
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