ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΟΥΣ, οικονομους
OIKONOMOUS, oikonomous
Sounds Like: oy-ko-NO-moos
Translations: stewards, managers, householders, (of) a steward, (of) a manager, (of) a householder
From the root: ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a steward, manager, or administrator, someone entrusted with the management of a household, estate, or affairs. In the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to describe those entrusted with the 'mysteries of God' or the 'gospel.' The form ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΟΥΣ can be either the accusative plural (meaning 'stewards' or 'managers') or the genitive singular (meaning 'of a steward' or 'of a manager'). Context is needed to determine the precise case.
Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Masculine; or Singular, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3623 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΟΣ.
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.
- ΟἸΚΟΝΟΜΟΙ — stewards, managers, householders, administrators
- ΟἸΚΟΝΟΜΟΙΣ — to a steward, to stewards, to a manager, to managers, to a household administrator, to household administrators
- ΟἸΚΟΝΟΜΟΝ — steward, manager, administrator, a steward, a manager, an administrator
- ΟἸΚΟΝΟΜΟΣ — steward, manager, administrator, a steward, a manager, an administrator
- ΟἸΚΟΝΟΜΟΥ — of a steward, of a manager, of an administrator, of a household manager, of a treasurer
- ΟἸΚΟΝΟΜΟΥΣ — stewards, managers, administrators, householders
- ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΟΙ — stewards, managers, administrators, householders, treasurers
- ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΟΙΣ — (to) stewards, (for) stewards, (to) managers, (for) managers, (to) householders, (for) householders
- ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΟΝ — steward, manager, administrator, householder, treasurer, a steward, an administrator
- ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΟΣ — steward, manager, administrator, a steward, a manager, a administrator
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