οἰκονόμος oikonomos

Greek word for “manager” · Strong’s G3623 · used 10 times in 10 verses

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Meaning

οἰκονόμος, -ου, ὁ; (οἶκος + νέμω, to manage);

How it is translated

Glosses given for oikonomos in context, with how often each is used:

• manager 4
• stewards 3
• steward 2
• trustees 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Luke 16 (3), 1 Corinthians 4 (2), Luke 12 (1), Romans 16 (1), Galatians 4 (1), Titus 1 (1), 1 Peter 4 (1)

Forms

• οἰκονόμος 3
• οἰκονόμον 3
• οἰκονόμους 2
• οἰκονόμοις 1
• οἰκονόμοι 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with oikonomos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• φρόνιμος phronimos “thoughtful” 2
• ὡς hōs “as/when” 4
• ἑαυτοῦ heautou “themself” 3
• πιστός pistos “faithful” 2

Key verses

The verses using oikonomos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Luke 12:42 — And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due…
• Luke 16:1 — And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
• Luke 16:3 — Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
• Luke 16:8 — And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
• Romans 16:23 — Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.
• 1 Corinthians 4:1 — Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
• 1 Corinthians 4:2 — Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
• Galatians 4:2 — But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
• Titus 1:7 — For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
• 1 Peter 4:10 — As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.