oikonomos <3623>
oikonomov oikonomos
| Pronunciation | : | oy-kon-om'-os |
| Origin | : | from 3624 and the base of 3551 |
| Reference | : | TDNT - 5:149,674 |
| PrtSpch | : | n m (noun masculine) |
| In Greek | : | oikonomoi 1, oikonomoiv 1, oikonomon 3, oikonomouv 2, oikonomov 3 |
| In NET | : | manager 4, stewards 3, treasurer 1, managers 1, work 1 |
| In AV | : | steward 8, chamberlain 1, governor 1 |
| Count | : | 10 |
| Definition | : |
1) the manager of household or of household affairs 1a) esp. a steward, manager, superintendent (whether free-born or as was usually the case, a freed-man or a slave) to whom the head of the house or proprietor has intrusted the management of his affairs, the care of receipts and expenditures, and the duty of dealing out the proper portion to every servant and even to the children not yet of age 1b) the manager of a farm or landed estate, an overseer 1c) the superintendent of the city's finances, the treasurer of a city (or of treasurers or quaestors of kings) 2) metaph. the apostles and other Christian teachers and bishops and overseers from 3624 and the base of 3551; a house-distributor (i.e. manager), or overseer, i.e. an employee in that capacity; by extension, a fiscal agent (treasurer); figuratively, a preacher (of the Gospel): KJV -- chamberlain, governor, steward. see GREEK for 3624 see GREEK for 3551 |
| Related Hebrew | : | - |
