noun · feminine
oikonomias
Greekοἰκονομία (oikonomia)
Strong’sG3622
stewardship
stem oikonomi-9 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
οἰκονομία, -ας, ἡ
(< οἰκονομέω), [in LXX: Is 22:19, 21 (מַצָּב, מֶמְשָׁלָה)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3622 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidoy-kon-om-ee'-ah
administration (of a household or estate); specially, a (religious) "economy"
Fromfrom G3623;
King Jamesdispensation, stewardship.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | oikonomias1×οἰκονομία | oikonomiais |
| object accusative | oikonomian6×οἰκονομίαν | oikonomiain |
| direct address vocative | oikonomiar | oikonomiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | oikonomiau2×οἰκονομίας | oikonomiaiu |
| to, for dative | oikonomia | oikonomiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
oikonomia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
oikonomias“administration”subjectnominative singular1×
Ephesians 3:9“administration”kai fōtizara pantoin tinas tas oikonomias teu mustērieu teu apokruptirēteu apo toiu aiōnoiu en to theo to teim panteim ktizarato,and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.
oikonomian“stewardship”objectaccusative singular6×
Luke 16:3“management”legata de en heauto tos oikonomos; Tinem poiameia hoti tos kurios mu afairetō tan oikonomian apo mu? skaptarō ouk ischuamō, epaitarō aischunemō;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.
1 Corinthians 9:17“stewardship”ei gar hekōnos houtem prassamō, misthon echamō; ei de akōnos, oikonomian pisteuimē.If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.
Ephesians 1:10“plan”eis oikonomian teu plērōmeu toiu kairoiu, anakefalaiera teim panteim en to Christo, teim epi toi ouranoi kai teim epi tau gēau; en auto,as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.
Ephesians 3:2“stewardship”ei ge akouava tan oikonomian tau chariau tou theou tau dōiratau mi eis vin;Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
Colossians 1:25“stewardship”hau ginema mis diakonos kata tan oikonomian tou theou tan dōiratan mi eis vin plērara ton logon tou theou,I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,
1 Timothy 1:4“plan”mēde prosecharō muthoi kai genealogiai aperantai, hotinais ekzētēsiain parechalō mallon ē oikonomian theou tan en pistiaor devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.
oikonomiau“management”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Luke 16:2“management”kai fōnaratos auton legata auto; Tinem houtem akouamō peri su? apodōasar ton logon tau oikonomiau su, ouk gar dunesō ēti oikonomarō.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.’
Luke 16:4“management”gnōskama tinem poiameia, hina hotan methistanimeia ek tau oikonomiau decheleia min eis toin oikoin heautoiu.I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’