manager
oikonomos is a person entrusted with another’s resources or responsibilities and accountable for administering them faithfully.
The term most often identifies a person entrusted to administer another’s affairs, whether distributing provisions, handling possessions, or being responsible for gifts and divine matters. A further attested use names a city official.
Senses in use
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Entrusted administrator under another’s authority · dominant
In Luke 12:42, the nominative singular form is the person appointed over service to provide a grain ration; the APB renders the clause “whom the lord will appoint over his service.” In Luke 16:1, Luke 16:3, and Luke 16:8, the forms occur in an account of a rich man’s possessions and the removal of the administrator’s management. In 1 Corinthians 4:1, 1 Corinthians 4:2, 1 Peter 4:10, and Titus 1:7, the term stands with responsibility for mysteries, faithful conduct, gifts, grace, or God’s charge.
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Civic administrator · rare
In Romans 16:23, the nominative singular form identifies Erastus in connection with the city; the APB renders him “the city manager.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses “stewards” in 1 Corinthians 4:1, 1 Corinthians 4:2, 1 Peter 4:10, and Titus 1:7, while it uses “manager” in the Luke passages and Romans 16:23. These are presentations of whole clauses in a translation renderings.