Manager
οἰκονόμοςStrong’s G3623oikonomos
Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament
In short
Oikonomos is the Greek word usually translated “manager”, “stewards” and “steward”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.
“For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;”
Meaning
Usually translated “manager”, “stewards” and “steward”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- manager 3
- stewards 3
- steward 2
- a manager 1
- trustees 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 4
- 1 Corinthians 2
- Romans 1
- Galatians 1
- Titus 1
- 1 Peter 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 12:42And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
- Luke 16:1And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
- Luke 16:3Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
- Luke 16:8And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
- Romans 16:23Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.
- 1 Corinthians 4:1Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
Greek dictionary
οἰκονόμος oikonomos · manager
οἰκονόμος, -ου, ὁ (οἶκος + νέμω, to manage) [in LXX chiefly for עַל ;] 1. prop., the manager of a household or estate, a house- or land-steward (usually a slave or freedman): Luk.12:42 16:1, 3 16:8, 1Co.4:2, Gal.4:2; ὀ οἰ. τ. πόλεως (RV, treasurer; cf. I Est.4:49), Rom.16:23. 2. Metaphorical (in wider sense; cf. οἰκονομία), an administrator, a steward: of Christian ministers, 1Co.4:1, Tit.1:7; of Christians generally, 1Pe.4:10.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “manager” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MAN'AGER, noun
One who has the conduct or direction of any thing; as the manager of a theater; the manager of a lottery, of a ball, etc.
- A person who conducts business with economy and frugality; a good husband.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.