οἰκονομία
oikonomía
“administration (of a household or estate); specially, a (religious) "economy"”
7 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
administration (of a household or estate); specially, a (religious) "economy"
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
pr. the management of a household; a stewardship, Lk. 16:2, 3, 4; in NT an apostolic stewardship, a ministerial commission in the publication and furtherance of the Gospel, 1 Cor. 9:17; 3:2; Col. 1:25; or, an arranged plan, a scheme, Eph. 1:10; a due discharge of a commission, 1 Tim. 1:4, Eph. 3:9*
Translated in KJV as
dispensationstewardship
Etymology
from G3623 (οἰκονόμος);
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