ΟἸΚΟΝΟΜΗΣΕΙΝ, οἰκονομησειν
OIKONOMĒSEIN, oikonomēsein
Sounds Like: oy-ko-no-may-SEEN
Translations: to manage, to administer, to be a steward, to arrange, to regulate
From the root: ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the future active infinitive form of the verb 'οἰκονομέω' (oikonoméō). It means 'to manage,' 'to administer,' or 'to be a steward.' It describes the act of overseeing or arranging household affairs, or more broadly, any kind of administration or management. It implies a responsibility for the proper handling of resources or affairs.
Inflection: Future, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G3621 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 0:19
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΟἸΚΟΝΟΜΕΙΝ — to manage, to be a steward, to administer, to manage a household, to be a householder
- ΟἸΚΟΝΟΜΗΣΑΜΕΝΩ — (to) having managed, (to) having administered, (to) having been a steward, (to) having arranged
- ΟἸΚΟΝΟΜΗΣΑΝΤΙ — (to) having managed, (to) having administered, (to) having stewarded, (to) having arranged
- ΟἸΚΟΝΟΜΗΣΕΙ — he will manage, he will administer, he will arrange, he will steward, he will regulate
- ΟἸΚΟΝΟΜΗΣΩΝ — about to manage, who will manage, to manage, to administer, to arrange, to be a steward, to order, to regulate
- ΟἸΚΟΝΟΜΟΥΜΕΝΑ — being managed, being administered, being stewarded, being arranged
- ΟἸΚΟΝΟΜΟΥΜΕΝΗΣ — being managed, being administered, being stewarded, being arranged, being dispensed
- ΟἸΚΟΝΟΜΟΥΜΕΝΩΝ — being managed, being administered, being stewarded, being arranged, being ordered
- ΟἸΚΟΝΟΜΩΝ — managing, administering, stewarding, being a steward, arranging, regulating, dispensing
- ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΕΩ — manage, administer, be a steward, dispense, regulate, arrange, oversee
- ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΗΣΕΙ — he will manage, he will administer, he will arrange, he will steward, he will plan, he will oversee
- ΟΥ̓ΚΟΝΟΜΗΚΩΣ — having managed, having administered, having arranged, having dispensed
- ΠΡΟΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΗΣΕΙΕΝ — he might manage beforehand, he might arrange in advance, he might plan ahead
- ὨΚΟΝΟΜΕΙΤΟ — was being managed, was being administered, was being stewarded, was being arranged, was being put in order
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