G3621: οἰκονομέω
oikonoméō · “to manage”
Definition
to manage (a house, i.e. an estate)
KJV translates it as: be steward
Word origin: from G3623 (οἰκονόμος);
Extended definition
οἰκονομέω, -ῶ
(οἰκονόμος), [in LXX: Psa.112:5 (כּוּל pilp.), 2Ma.3:14 * ;]
to manage as house-steward, be a steward: absol., Luk.16:2; hence, generally (see: οἰκονομία), to manage, regulate, arrange (cl., 2Mac, Lc., 3Ma.3:2 R).†
(AS)
(οἰκονόμος), [in LXX: Psa.112:5 (כּוּל pilp.), 2Ma.3:14 * ;]
to manage as house-steward, be a steward: absol., Luk.16:2; hence, generally (see: οἰκονομία), to manage, regulate, arrange (cl., 2Mac, Lc., 3Ma.3:2 R).†
(AS)
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How G3621 is translated
- to manage. ×1
Bible verses with G3621 (oikonoméō)
Oikonoméō appears in 1 verse.
- Luke 16:2
And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.