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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3621. οἰκονομέω (oikonomeó) -- To manage, to administer, to be a steward</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3621.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/romans/9-11.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3621.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3621</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3620b.htm" title="3620b">◄</a> 3621. oikonomeó <a href="../greek/3622.htm" title="3622">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">oikonomeó: To manage, to administer, to be a steward</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">οἰκονομέω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>oikonomeó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>oy-kon-om-eh'-o<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(oy-kon-om-eh'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To manage, to administer, to be a steward<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I am a steward, manage a household.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From οἰκονόμος (oikonomos), meaning "steward" or "manager," which is derived from οἶκος (oikos, "house") and νόμος (nomos, "law" or "management").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for οἰκονομέω, the concept of stewardship can be related to terms like פָּקַד (paqad, "to oversee" or "to appoint") and סָרִיס (saris, "official" or "officer").<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb οἰκονομέω refers to the act of managing or administering a household or estate. In a broader sense, it implies stewardship and responsibility over resources or duties entrusted to someone. This term is used in the New Testament to describe the faithful and wise management of God's gifts and responsibilities, often in a spiritual or ecclesiastical context.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, a steward (οἰκονόμος) was a trusted servant or slave responsible for managing the affairs of a household or estate. This role required integrity, wisdom, and accountability, as the steward acted on behalf of the master. The concept of stewardship was well understood in ancient times, reflecting a relationship of trust and responsibility between the steward and the owner.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/3623.htm">oikonomos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to be a steward, to manage<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>manager (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3621: οἰκονομέω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">οἰκονομέω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ὀικονόμω</span>; (<span class="greek2">οἰκονόμος</span>); <span class="accented">to be a steward; to manage the affairs of a household</span>: absolutely, <a href="/interlinear/luke/16-2.htm">Luke 16:2</a>. (Univ. <span class="accented">to manage, dispense, order, regulate</span>: <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others; 2 Macc. 3:14.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>be steward. <p>From <a href="/greek/3623.htm">oikonomos</a>; to manage (a house, i.e. An estate) -- be steward. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3623.htm">oikonomos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>οικονομειν οικονομείν οἰκονομεῖν οικονομήσει oikonomein oikonomeîn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/16-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 16:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Infinitive Active">V-PNA</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δύνῃ ἔτι <b>οἰκονομεῖν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> no longer <span class="itali">be manager.'</span><br><a href="/kjvs/luke/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> no longer <span class="itali">steward.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/16-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you are able any longer <span class="itali">be manager</span><p><b><a href="/greek/3621.htm">Strong's Greek 3621</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3621.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/oikonomein_3621.htm">οἰκονομεῖν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3620b.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3620b"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3620b" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3622.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3622"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3622" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>