Strong's Lexicon
G3621
G3621 — οἰκονομέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3621 |
|---|---|
| Word: | οἰκονομέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G3623 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | oikonomeo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | oy-kon-om-eh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to manage (a house, i.e. an estate) |
| KJV Renderings: | be steward |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
οἰκονομέω, ὀικονόμω; (οἰκονόμος); to be a steward; to manage the affairs of a household: absolutely, Luk 16:2. (Univ. to manage, dispense, order, regulate: Sophocles, Xenophon, Plato, Polybius, Josephus, Plutarch, others; 2Ma 3:14.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
οἰκονομέω (be steward)
Luke 16:2
- KJV: And he called him and said unto him How is it that I hear this of thee give an account of thy stewardship for thou mayest be no longer steward
- GK: και φωνήσας αυτόν είπεν αυτώ τι τούτο ακούω περί σου απόδος τον λόγον της οικονομίας ου γαρ δυνήση έτι οικονομείν