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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.
The Oeconomicus (Ancient Greek: Οἰκονομικός) by Xenophon is a Socratic dialogue principally about household management and agriculture. Oeconomicus comes from the Ancient Greek words oikos for home or house and nemein which means management, [1] literally translated to 'household management'.
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
Lossky writes: "The distinction between οικονομια [economy] and θεολογια [theology] [...] remains common to most of the Greek Fathers and to all of the Byzantine tradition. θεολογια [...] means, in the fourth century, everything which can be said of God considered in Himself, outside of His creative and redemptive ...
The entire work is framed in terms of explaining art, its symbols and meaning, to a young audience. The author of the work in the introduction states that the ten-year-old son of his host was the immediate cause of the composition of this work and that the author will structure the book and each of its chapters as if this boy is being addressed.
It has also been suggested that this woodcut was one of a number of Renaissance images that were made to reflect contemporary doubts as to the authenticity of the Laocoön Group, the 'aping' of the statue referring to the incorrect pose of the Trojan priest who was depicted in ancient art in the traditional sacrificial pose, with his leg raised ...
Rigas Feraios (Greek: Ρήγας Φεραίος pronounced [ˈriɣas fɛˈrɛɔs], sometimes Rhegas Pheraeos; Aromanian: Riga Fereu [1]) or Velestinlis (Βελεστινλής pronounced [vɛlɛstinˈlis], also transliterated Velestinles); 1757 – 24 June 1798), born as Antonios Rigas Velestinlis (Greek: Αντώνιος Ρήγας Βελεστινλής), [2] was a Greek writer, political ...
Oikos (Ancient Greek: οἶκος Ancient Greek pronunciation:; pl.: οἶκοι) was, in Ancient Greece, two related but distinct concepts: the family and the family's house. [a] Its meaning shifted even within texts. [1] The oikos was the basic unit of society in most Greek city-states