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Oikonomos (Greek: οἰκονόμος, from οἰκο - 'house' and - νόμος 'rule, law'), Latinized œconomus, oeconomus, or economos, was an Ancient Greek word meaning "household manager." In Byzantine times, the term was used as a title of a manager or treasurer of an organization.
In the Eastern Orthodox Church, Catholic Church, [1] and in the teachings of the Church Fathers which undergirds the theology of those communions, economy or oeconomy (Greek: οἰκονομία, oikonomia) has several meanings. [2]
Superior of the individual monastery, or "steward" (oikonomos). The vice steward, or steward's assistant, is known as the "second" (deuteros). "Housemaster" (oikiakos) of an individual house (oikos) within each monastery. A housemaster also had had an assistant or "second" (deuteros). Each house had around a few dozen monks, while each ...
Exokatakoiloi (Greek: ἐξωκατάκοιλοι), latinized as Exocatacœli, was a term attested since the 11th century for the principal officials of the Patriarch of Constantinople or a bishop of the Eastern Church: these were the steward or oikonomos (the patriarchal official was prefixed with megas, "grand"), the treasurer or [megas] sakellarios, the sacristan or [megas] skeuophylax, the ...
Some philologues see the work as the source of the word "economy". [2] Beyond the emphasis on household economics, the dialogue treats such topics as the qualities and relationships of men and women, rural vs. urban life, slavery , religion , and education .
Oikonomos was a household manager in Ancient Greece, or a treasurer of an organization. It may also refer to: The etymology of the word economy; Oikonomos Tsaritsani F.C., a Greek football club; Oikonomos, a photograph series by Edson Chagas
Erastus, Olympas, Rhodion, Sosipater, Quartus and Tertius (Menologion of Basil II) Erastus of Corinth (Greek: Ἔραστος, Erastos), also known as Erastus of Paneas, held the political office of steward (Greek: οἰκονόμος, oikonomos), in Corinth, according to the Epistle to the Romans 16:23 of the New Testament.
The title of this work means "household management" and is derived from the Greek word, οἶκος, oikos, meaning "house/household".The term includes household finance as it is commonly known today and also defines the roles members of the household should have.