οἰκονομ-ία (oikonomia)

Where it lives

Economics 10 · 16.13/10k
Ephesians 3 · 12.46/10k
Colossians 1 · 6.46/10k
Oeconomica II 3 · 6.38/10k
1 Timothy 1 · 6.31/10k
Economics 8 · 4.5/10k
Politics 16 · 2.45/10k
Luke 3 · 1.56/10k
1 Corinthians 1 · 1.48/10k
Lysis 1 · 1.44/10k
Apology 1 · 1.14/10k
Meditations 3 · 1.03/10k

Densest 12 of 20 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

οἰκονομ-ία · oikonom-ia — LSJ

management of a household, family, husbandry, thrift, households

management of a household or family, husbandry, thrift, Pl. Ap. 36b, R. 498a, X. Oec. 1.1, Arist. EN 1141b32, Pol. 1253b2 sqq. : pl., Pl. R. 407b ; households, Arist. GA 744b18.

2 direction, regulation, administration, principles of government

generally, direction, regulation, Epicur. Ep. 1p.29U. ; esp. of a State, administration, αἱ κατὰ τὴν πόλιν οἰ. Din. 1.97 ; principles of government, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.338 ; τῶν γεγονότων Plb. 1.4.3, al. ; πολιτικὴ οἰ. Phld. Rh. 2.32 S. ; ἡ τῆς ἀρχῆς οἰ. Hdn. 6.1.1 ; of a fund, SIG 577.9 (Milet., iii/ii B.C.).

3 arrangement, market, fair, proceedings, steps, arrangement

arrangement, ἡ περὶ τὸν νοσέοντα οἰ. Hp. Epid. 6.2.24 ; ἡ περὶ τῶν ὠνίων οἰ. market, fair, SIG 695.35 (Magn. Mae.) ; οἰκονομίαι proceedings, IG 9(1).226 (Drymaea) ; τίνα οἰκονομίαν προσαγήγοχας what steps you have taken, PCair.Zen. 240.10 (iii B. C.) ; αὕτη φύσεως οἰ. Plb. 6.9.10 ; of a literary work, arrangement, ἡ κατὰ μέρος οἰ. D.S. 5.1, cf. D.H. Pomp. 4, Comp. 25, Sch. Od. 1.328 : pl., Plu. Coniug. 2.142a.

4 office of οἰκονόμος

in Egypt, office of οἰκονόμος, PTeb. 24.62 (ii B.C.), al.

5 stewardship

stewardship, LXX Is. 22.19, Ev.Luc. 16.2.

6 plan, dispensation

plan, dispensation, Ep.Eph. 1.10, 3.2.

7 scheming

in bad sense, scheming, M.Ant. 4.51.

II public revenue

public revenue of a state, BMus.Inscr. 897.14, al. (Halic., iii B.C.).

III transaction, contract, instrument

transaction, contract, or legal instrument, CPR 4.1 (i A. D.), BGU 457.10 (ii A. D.), etc.

IV operation, process

magical operation or process, PMag.Par. 1.161,292,2009.

In the wild

οἰκονομίαις · oikonomiais Aristotle, Economics 1344b (DIORISIS sentence 87)
οἰκονομία · oikonomia Aristotle, Economics 1344b (DIORISIS sentence 86)
οἰκονομίαν · oikonomian Aristotle, Economics 1345a (DIORISIS sentence 96)
οἰκονομίας · oikonomias Aristotle, Economics 1345a (DIORISIS sentence 93)
οἰκονομίαις · oikonomiais Aristotle, Economics 1345a (DIORISIS sentence 94)
οἰκονομίαν · oikonomian Aristotle, Economics 1345a (DIORISIS sentence 100)

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Where it came from

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