οἰκονόμος

οἰκόνομ-ος, ὁ, ἡ,

• one who manages a household, = οἰκοδεσπότης, X. Oec. 1.2, Pl. R. 417a, etc.; steward of an estate, Ζήνωνι τῷ οἰ. PCair.Zen. 48.2 (iii B.C.); house-steward, being a slave, IG 5(1).40, 1235, IGRom. 4.1699, TAM 2.518 (Pinara), prob. in BCH 52.413: metaph., οἰ. ἡδονῆς Alcid. ap. Arist. Rh. 1406a27.
• • • 2 generally, manager, administrator, opp. τύραννος, Id. Pol. 1314b7, etc.: hence,
    • • b title of a subordinate state official, IG 5(2).389.15 (Lusi, iv/iii B. C.); also of a high financial officer, Inscr.Prien. 6.30 (iv B. C.), BMus.Inscr. 448.7 (Ephesus, iv B. C.); under a monarch, OGI 225.37 (iii B. C.); in Egypt, ORev.Laws 3.3, 5.6, al. (iii B. C.), PTeb. 39.11 (ii B. C.), etc.; in charge of the Serapeum, UPZ 56.7 (ii B. C., pl.); οἱ Καίσαρος οἰ., = Lat. procuratores Caesaris, Luc. Alex. 39; θεοῦ οἰ. minister of God, Ep.Tit. 1.7, cf. 1 Ep.Cor. 4.1.
  • II as fem., housekeeper, housewife, Phoc. 3.7, Lys. 1.7: Metaph., A. Ag. 155.

οἰκονόμος, das Haus verwaltend, Aesch. Ag. 150 ; Hausverwalter, οἰκ. καὶ δεσπότης ταὐτόν, Plat. Polit. 159b ; καὶ πολιτικός, 258e ; allgemein, Verwalter, Leiter, Arist. Polit. 5.11 u. Sp. öfter ; auch ἡ οἰκονόμος, δεινή, Lys. 1.7.

οἰκονόμος οἰκο-νόμος, ὁ, νέμω

• • Ione who manages a household, Xen., Plat.
  • • 2generally, a manager, administrator, Arist.: οἱ Καίσαρος οἰκ. the Roman procuratores, Luc.
  • IIas fem. a housekeeper, housewife, Aesch.