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 times

Appears 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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