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οἰκονόμος

Strong’s: G3623

Associated OET lemmas: οἰκονόμος

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, m.

Inflections: οἰκονόμος; -ου

Constructions: οἰκονόμος; οἰκέω; νομίζω

Sense 1: manager of a household, steward

Semantic entry: 46.4

Semantic domains: Household Activities

Definition: one who is in charge of running a household

Notes: It may be necessary in some languages to indicate that οἰκονόμος[a] was a person hired to engage in a particular activity, and therefore in RV LUK 16:1 · LV LUK 16:1 · Read together LUK 16:1 it may be necessary to say ‘there was a rich man who had hired a man to manage his household.’

LUK 12:42: RV LUK 12:42 · LV LUK 12:42 · Read together LUK 12:42

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OET-RV LUK 12:42

42 The master answered, “So what would a faithful and wise slave be like, that the master might make into a manager over all his slaves, the one to give them their rations?

OET-LV LUK 12:42

42 And the master said:
Who consequently is the faithful prudent manager the, whom the master will _be _appointing over the service of _him, which to _be _giving ration in season?

LUK 16:1: RV LUK 16:1 · LV LUK 16:1 · Read together LUK 16:1

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OET-RV LUK 16:1

16 Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) also told this to his followers, “Once there was a rich man who had a manager who worked for him. A whistle-blower reported that the manager had been abusing the owner’s possessions

OET-LV LUK 16:1

16 And he _was _saying also to the apprentices/followers:
A_ certain _man was rich, who was _having a_manager, and this one was _accused to _him as scattering the things possessing of _him.

All 5 recorded passages for this sense

LUK: RV LUK 12:42 · RV LUK 16:1 · RV LUK 16:3 · RV LUK 16:8 · LV LUK 12:42 · LV LUK 16:1 · LV LUK 16:3 · LV LUK 16:8 · Read together LUK 12:42 · Read together LUK 16:1 · Read together LUK 16:3 · Read together LUK 16:8

GAL: RV GAL 4:2 · LV GAL 4:2 · Read together GAL 4:2

Sense 2: one who is in charge of, one who is responsible for, adminstrator, manager

Semantic entry: 37.39

Semantic domains: Control, Rule

Subdomains: Exercise Authority

Definition: one who has the authority and responsibility for something

CO1 4:1: RV CO1 4:1 · LV CO1 4:1 · Read together CO1 4:1

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OET-RV CO1 4:1

4 So then, people should regard us as servants of Messiah and as stewards of God’s mysteries.

OET-LV CO1 4:1

4 Thus us let _be _counting a_person as attendants of_chosen _one /messiah, and managers of_the_mysteries of_god.

CO1 4:2: RV CO1 4:2 · LV CO1 4:2 · Read together CO1 4:2

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OET-RV CO1 4:2

2 What’s more, stewards are expected to be trustworthy.

OET-LV CO1 4:2

2 Here furthermore it _is _being _required among the managers that faithful anyone may _be _found.

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

CO1: RV CO1 4:1–2 · LV CO1 4:1–2 · Read together CO1 4:1–2

TIT: RV TIT 1:7 · LV TIT 1:7 · Read together TIT 1:7

PE1: RV PE1 4:10 · LV PE1 4:10 · Read together PE1 4:10

Sense 3: city treasurer

Semantic entry: 57.231

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Keep Records

Definition: (an idiom, literally: manager of a city) one who is in charge of the finances of a city

Collocations: οἰκονόμος τῆς πόλεως

ROM 16:23: RV ROM 16:23 · LV ROM 16:23 · Read together ROM 16:23

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OET-RV ROM 16:23

23 My host Gaios and the whole assembly here greet you believers.

OET-LV ROM 16:23

23 Is _greeting you _all Gaios, the host of _me, and all of _the assembly.
Is _greeting you _all Erastos, the manager of _the city, and Kouartos the brother.