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The oikos (household) was the base unit for the organization of social, political, and economic life in the Ancient Greek world. The person in charge of all its affairs was the oikonomos . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The oikos was composed of a nuclear family as well as extended family members such as grandparents or unmarried female relatives. [ 4 ]
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
Nomos was described as the ruler of gods and men: [2] The holy king of Gods and men I call, celestial Law [Nomos], the righteous seal of all; The seal which stamps whate'er the earth contains, Nature's firm basis, and the liquid plains: Stable, and starry, of harmonious frame, preserving laws eternally the same:
The Christian New Testament makes mention of the nous or noos, generally translated in modern English as "mind", but also showing a link to God's will or law: Romans 7:23, refers to the law (nomos) of God which is the law in the writer's nous, as opposed to the law of sin which is in the body.
The Law of Moses or Torah of Moses (Hebrew: תֹּורַת מֹשֶׁה , Torat Moshe, Septuagint Ancient Greek: νόμος Μωυσῆ, nómos Mōusē, or in some translations the "Teachings of Moses" [1]) is a biblical term first found in the Book of Joshua 8:31–32, where Joshua writes the Hebrew words of "Torat Moshe תֹּורַת מֹשֶׁה " on an altar of stones at Mount Ebal.
Nomos, from Ancient Greek: νόμος, romanized: nómos, is the body of law governing human behavior. Nomos or Nomoi may refer to: Nomos (mythology), 'the spirit of law' in Greek mythology; Nomos (sociology), a habit or custom of social and political behavior, originally used by Carl Schmitt; Nomos (music), a genre of Ancient Greek music
Oeconomicus comes from the Ancient Greek words oikos for home or house and nemein which means management, [1] literally translated to 'household management'. It is one of the earliest works on economics in its original sense of household management, and a significant source for the social and intellectual history of Classical Athens .
The word Nommos is derived from a Dogon word meaning "to make one drink." Nommos are usually described as amphibious, hermaphroditic , fish-like creatures. Folk art depictions of Nommos show creatures with humanoid upper torsos, legs/feet, and a fish-like lower torso and tail.