A-1 | Noun | Strong's Number: g3623 | Greek: oikonomos |
Steward, Stewardship:
primarily denoted "the manager of a household or estate" (oikos, "a house," nemo, "to arrange"), "a steward" (such were usually slaves or freedmen), Luk 12:42; 16:1, 3, 8; 1Cr 4:2; Gal 4:2, RV (AV, "governors"); in Rom 16:23, the "treasurer" (RV) of a city (see CHAMBERLAIN, Note); it is used metaphorically, in the wider sense, of a "steward" in general,
(a) of preachers of the Gospel and teachers of the Word of God, 1Cr 4:1;
(b) of elders or bishops in churches, Tts 1:7;
(c) of believers generally, 1Pe 4:10.
A-2 | Noun | Strong's Number: g2012 | Greek: epitropos |
A-3 | Noun | Strong's Number: g3622 | Greek: oikonomia |
Steward, Stewardship:
is rendered "stewardship" in Luk 16:2, 3, 4, and in the RV in 1Cr 9:17: see DISPENSATION.
B-1 | Verb | Strong's Number: g3621 | Greek: oikonomeo |
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