Lexical Definition

‎οἰκονομία‎ oikonomía (oy-kon-om-ee'-ah) management ^G:N-F
from ‎οἰκονόμος‎

dispensation, stewardship.

• administration (of a household or estate)
• specially, a (religious) "economy"

Abbott-Smith

οἰκονομία, -ας, ἡ (< οἰκονομέω), [in LXX: Is 22:19, 21 (מַצָּב, מֶמְשָׁלָה)*;]
1. prop. (Plat., Arist.), the office of οἰκονόμος, stewardship: Lk 16:2-4.
2. In later writers (Plut., al.; v. AR on Eph 1:10; MM, xviii), generally, administration, dispensation: I Co 9:17, Eph 1:10 3:2, 9, Col 1:25, I Ti 1:4.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

οἰκονομία-ία, ἡ,

management of a household or family, husbandry, thrift, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; households, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

__2 generally, direction, regulation, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; especially of a State, administration, αἱ κατὰ τὴν πόλιν οἰ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; principles of government, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a fund, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__3 arrangement, ἡ περὶ τὸν νοσέοντα οἰ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ περὶ τῶν ὠνίων οἰ. market, fair, [οἰκονομίαίαι ">Refs 5th c.BC+]proceedings, [Refs]; τίνα οἰκονομίαίαν προσαγήγοχας what steps you have taken, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; αὕτη φύσεως οἰ. [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; of a literary work, arrangement, ἡ κατὰ μέρος οἰ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__4 in Egypt, office of οἰκονόμος, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__5 stewardship, [LXX+NT]
__6 plan, dispensation, [NT]
__7 in bad sense, scheming, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II public revenue of a state, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__III transaction, contract, or legal instrument, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__IV magical operation or process, [Refs]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Isa.22.19 ☩ Luke.16.2 ☩ Eph.1.10}