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3622 oikonomía (from 3621 /oikonoméō, "a steward, managing a household") – properly, a stewardship, management (administration), i.e. where a person looks after another's affairs (resources). [A "dispensation" can also refer to a special period of time (management).
- Strong's Greek 3623
Definition: the manager of a household. Usage: a household...
- Oikonomeó
οἰκονομέω, ὀικονόμω; (οἰκονόμος); to be a steward; to manage...
- Strong's Greek 3623
Definition: the manager of a household. Usage: a household manager, a steward, guardian. HELPS Word-studies. Cognate: 3623 oikonómos (from 3624 /oíkos, "house, household" and nemō, "to allot, apportion") – properly, a steward (literally, "household-manager"). See 3622 (oikonomia).
οἰκονομέω, ὀικονόμω; (οἰκονόμος); to be a steward; to manage the affairs of a household: absolutely, Luke 16:2. (Univ. to manage, dispense, order, regulate: Sophocles, Xenophon, Plato, Polybius, Josephus, Plutarch, others; 2 Macc. 3:14.) THAYER'S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Greek writers about the time of the New Testament used oikonomia to describe the job of a household manager. In practice Greek slaves often managed the homes of wealthy landowners. Later this term came to describe the general work of administration.
19 sty 2024 · In Hebrew and Greek, stewardship is expressed through words that convey the idea of responsible management and caretaking. There are numerous biblical verses and stories that highlight the importance of stewardship.
From (of a household or estate); specifically a (religious) “economy”: - dispensation, stewardship. Mounce's. management, administration, job of administration; what is put into effect, plan. Hebrew Equivalent Words: Strong #: 4475 ‑ מֶמְשָׁלָה (mem‑shaw‑law'); 4673 ‑ מַצָּב (mats‑tsawb'); Frequency Lists.
29 wrz 2023 · Fundamentally, stewardship is about exercising our God-given dominion over His creation, reflecting the image of our creator God in His care, responsibility, maintenance, protection, and beautification of His creation.
