Strong's Greek Concordance

G3622: οἰκονομία

oikonomía · “management”

Definition

administration (of a household or estate); specially, a (religious) "economy"

KJV translates it as: dispensation, stewardship

Word origin: from G3623 (οἰκονόμος);

Extended definition

οἰκονομία, -ας, ἡ
(οἰκονομέω), [in LXX: Isa.22:19, 21 (מַצָּב, מֶמְשָׁלָה)* ;]
1. prop. (Plat., Arist.), the office of οἰκονόμος, stewardship: Luk.16:2-4.
2. In later writers (Plut., al.; see AR on Eph.1:10; MM, xviii), generally, administration, dispensation: 1Co.9:17, Eph.1:10 3:2, 9, Col.1:25, 1Ti.1:4.†
(AS)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).

How G3622 is translated

  • administration ×3
  • stewardship ×2
  • management ×2
  • a stewardship ×1
  • the administration ×1

Bible verses with G3622 (oikonomía)

Oikonomía appears in 9 verses.

  • 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.

  • Luke 16:3

    Then 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 16:4

    I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

  • 1 Corinthians 9:17

    For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

  • Ephesians 1:10

    That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:

  • Ephesians 3:2

    If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:

  • Ephesians 3:9

    And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

  • Colossians 1:25

    Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;

  • 1 Timothy 1:4

    Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.