noun · masculine
oikonomos
Strong’sG3623
a steward
stem oikonom-10 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
οἰκονόμος, -ου, ὁ
(< οἶκος + νέμω, to manage), [in LXX chiefly for עַל־הַבַּיִת;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3623 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidoy-kon-om'-os
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)
Fromfrom G3624 and the base of G3551;
King Jameschamberlain, governor, steward.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
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+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | oikonomos3×οἰκονόμος | oikonomois1×οἰκονόμοι |
| object accusative | oikonomon3×οἰκονόμον | oikonomoin2×οἰκονόμους |
| direct address vocative | oikonomor | oikonomoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | oikonomou | oikonomoiu |
| to, for dative | oikonomo | oikonomoi1×οἰκονόμοις |
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
oikonomo 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
oikonomos“manager”subjectnominative singular3×
Luke 12:42… kurios; Tinos ara atō tos pistos oikonomos, tos fronimos, hon katastēati tos kurios …… then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge …
Luke 16:3legata de en heauto tos oikonomos; Tinem poiameia hoti tos kurios mu …The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I …
Romans 16:23… tau ekklēsau. aspazotō vin Erastosos tos oikonomos tau polau kai Kouartos tos adelfos.… sends you greetings. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our …
oikonomon“manager”objectaccusative singular3×
Luke 16:1… Anthrōpos tinos ate plousios hos echate oikonomon, kai houtos diaballita auto hōs diaskorpizarōntos …… There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
Luke 16:8kai epainata tos kurios ton oikonomon tau adikiau hoti fronimōs poiata; hoti …The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For …
Titus 1:7… ton episkopon anenklēton arō hōs theou oikonomon, mē authadon, mē orgilon, mē paroinon, …As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach …
oikonomois“stewards”subjectnominative plural1×
1 Peter 4:10… eis heautoin autem diakonarōntois hōs kalois oikonomois poikilau charitau theou;As good stewards of the manifold grace of God …
oikonomoin“stewards”objectaccusative plural2×
1 Corinthians 4:1… logizotōr anthrōpos hōs hupēretoin Christou kai oikonomoin mustērieiu theou.… us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
Galatians 4:2“managers”alla hupo epitropoin atō kai oikonomoin achri tau prothesmiau tou patrou.He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father.
oikonomoi“stewards”to, fordative plural1×
1 Corinthians 4:2hōde loipem zētotō en toi oikonomoi hina pistos tinos heuriskiteia.Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.