Lexical Definition
οἰκονόμος oikonómos (oy-kon-om'-os) manager G:N-M
from οἶκος and the base of νόμος
chamberlain, governor, steward.
- 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)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| οἰκονόμουσ | stewards | 1Cor.4.1 |
| trustees | Gal.4.2 | |
| οἰκονόμοσ | manager | Luke.12.42 • Luke.16.3 |
| steward | Rom.16.23 | |
| οἰκονόμον | a manager | Luke.16.1 |
| manager | Luke.16.8 | |
| steward | Titus.1.7 | |
| οἰκονόμοισ | stewards | 1Cor.4.2 |
| οἰκονόμοι | stewards | 1Pet.4.10 |
| οικονόμου | manager | LXX.1Kgs.16.9 |
| οικονόμοσ | manager | LXX.1Kgs.4.6 • LXX.2Kgs.18.18 • LXX.2Kgs.18.37 • LXX.Isa.36.3 • LXX.Isa.36.22 |
| οικονόμον | manager | LXX.1Kgs.18.3 • LXX.2Kgs.19.2 • LXX.Isa.37.2 |
| οικονόμοισ | managers | LXX.Esth.1.8 • LXX.Esth.8.9 |
| οικονόμοι | managers | LXX.1Chr.29.6 |
Abbott-Smith
οἰκονόμος, -ου, ὁ (< οἶκος + νέμω, to manage), [in LXX chiefly for עַל־הַבַּיִת;]
1. prop., the manager of a household or estate, a house- or land-steward (usually a slave or freedman): Lk 12:42 16:1, 3, 8, I Co 4:2, Ga 4:2; ὀ οἰ. τ. πόλεως (RV, treasurer; cf. I Es 4:49), Ro 16:23.
2. Metaph. (in wider sense; cf. οἰκονομία), an administrator, a steward: of Christian ministers, I Co 4:1, Tit 1:7; of Christians generally, I Pe 4:10.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 12:42 · 16:1 · 16:3 · 16:8 |
| Romans | 16:23 |
| 1 Corinthians | 4:1 · 4:2 |
| Galatians | 4:2 |
| Titus | 1:7 |
| 1 Peter | 4:10 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
οἰκονόμος-ος, ὁ, ἡ,
one who manages a household, ={οἰκοδεσπότης}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; steward of an estate, Ζήνωνι τῷ οἰ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; house-steward, being a slave, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 generally, manager, administrator, opposed to τύραννος, [Refs]
__2.b title of a subordinate state official, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; also of a high financial officer, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; under a monarch, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; in Egypt, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; in charge of the Serapeum, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; οἱ Καίσαρος οἰ., = Latin procuratores Caesaris, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; θεοῦ οἰ. minister of God, [NT]
__II as feminine, housekeeper, housewife, [Refs 6th c.BC+]