ΟἸΚΟΝΟΜΙΑΝ, οἰκονομιαν
OIKONOMIAN, oikonomian
Sounds Like: oy-ko-no-MEE-an
Translations: administration, stewardship, management, a dispensation, a plan, an arrangement
From the root: ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the management of a household or affairs, often implying a system, arrangement, or plan. It can also denote the office of a steward or manager, or the act of dispensing or distributing something. In a theological context, it can refer to God's plan or arrangement for salvation, often translated as 'dispensation'.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3622 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Ignatius of Antioch
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Justin Martyr
Mathetes
- Letter to Diognetus — 7:1
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 2:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Isaiah — 22:21
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΑ.
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.
- ΟἸΚΟΝΟΜΙΑ — stewardship, an administration, administration, management, dispensation, household management, plan, arrangement
- ΟἸΚΟΝΟΜΙΑΙ — administrations, dispensations, managements, stewardships, arrangements
- ΟἸΚΟΝΟΜΙΑΝΤΟΥ — stewardship, administration, management, dispensation, arrangement, of the, of a
- ΟἸΚΟΝΟΜΙΑΣ — of stewardship, of administration, of management, of a household, of a dispensation, of a plan, of an arrangement
- ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΑ — stewardship, administration, management, dispensation, arrangement, plan, a stewardship, an administration
- ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΑΝ — stewardship, an administration, management, a dispensation, an arrangement
- ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΑΣ — (of) stewardship, (of) administration, (of) management, (of) dispensation, (of) arrangement
- ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΝ — stewardship, administration, management, dispensation, a stewardship, an administration, a management, a dispensation
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