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οἰκονομία,οἰκονομίας,ἡ(οἰκονομέω), fromXenophon, andPlatodown, "the management of a household or of household affairs; specifically, the management, oversight, administration, of others' property; the office of a manager or overseer, stewardship":Luke 16:2-4; hence, the word is transferred by Paul in a theocratic sense to the office (duty) intrusted to him by God (the lord and master) of proclaiming to men the blessings of the gospel,1 Corinthians 9:17;ἡ,οἰκονομίατοῦΘεοῦ,the office of administrator (stewardship) intrusted by God,Colossians 1:25. universally,administration, dispensation,which in a theocratic sense is ascribed to God himself as providing for man's salvation:αἵτινες...ἡοἰκονομίανΘεοῦτήνἐνπίστει, which furnish matter for disputes rather than the (knowledge of the) dispensation of the things by which God has provided for and prepared salvation, which salvation must be embraced by faith,1 Timothy 1:4LTTrWH;ἥνπροέθετο...καιρῶν, which good will he purposed to show with a view to (that) dispensation (of his) by which the times (namely, of infancy and immaturity cf.Galatians 4:1-4) were to be fulfilled,Ephesians 1:9f;ἡοἰκονομίατῆςχάριτοςτοῦΘεοῦτῆςδοθείσηςμοι, that dispensation (or arrangement) by which the grace of God was granted me,Ephesians 3:2;ἡοἰκονομίατοῦμυστηρίου, the dispensation by which he carried out his secret purpose,Ephesians 3:9GLTTrWH.
