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οἰκονομία

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greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine9 occurrences5 books9 verses

Definition

οἰκονομία, -ας, ἡ

(οἰκονομέω), [in LXX: Isaiah 22:19, 21 (מַצָּב, מֶמְשָׁלָה)* ;]

1. prop. (Plat., Arist.), the office of οἰκονόμος, stewardship: Luke 16:2-4.

2. In later writers (Plut., al.; see AR on Ephesians 1:10; MM, xviii), generally, administration, dispensation: 1 Corinthians 9:17, Ephesians 1:10; 3:2, 9, Colossians 1:25, 1 Timothy 1:4.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

9 total
  1. Luke 16:2οἰκονομίας · management
    So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’
  2. Luke 16:3οἰκονομίαν · [position]
    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.
  3. Luke 16:4οἰκονομίας · management
    I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’
  4. 1 Corinthians 9:17οἰκονομίαν · [a] responsibility
    If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.
  5. Ephesians 1:10οἰκονομίαν · a plan
    …as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.
  6. Ephesians 3:2οἰκονομίαν · stewardship
    Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
  7. Ephesians 3:9οἰκονομία · stewardship
    …and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.
  8. Colossians 1:25οἰκονομίαν · commission
    I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,
  9. 1 Timothy 1:4οἰκονομίαν · [the] stewardship
    …or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.