οἰκονομίαoikonomía
administration (of a household or estate); specially, a (religious) "economy"
Greek (New Testament) · G3622
Meanings
1. properly, the office of οἰκονόμος, stewardship: Luke 16:2-4.
2. In later writers (Plut., and elsewhere; see AR on Ephesians 1:10; MM, xviii), generally, administration, dispensation: 1 Corinthians 9:17, Ephesians 1:10, Ephesians 3:2, Ephesians 3:9, Colossians 1:25, 1 Timothy 1:4.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- Luke 16:2 So the employer called him in and said, ‘What’s this I hear about you? Get your report in order, because you are going to be fired.’
- Luke 16:3 “The manager thought to himself, ‘Now what? My boss has fired me. I don’t have the strength to dig ditches, and I’m too proud to beg.
- Luke 16:4 Ah, I know how to ensure that I’ll have plenty of friends who will give me a home when I am fired.’
- 1 Corinthians 9:17 If I were doing this on my own initiative, I would deserve payment. But I have no choice, for God has given me this sacred trust.
- Ephesians 1:10 And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth.
- Ephesians 3:2 assuming, by the way, that you know God gave me the special responsibility of extending his grace to you Gentiles.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.