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οἰκονομία

οἰκονομία, the management of a household

οἰκονομ-ία, ἡ,
  • management of a household or family, husbandry, thrift, Pl. Ap. 36b, R. 498a, X. Oec. 1.1, Arist. EN 1141b32, Pol. 1253b2 sqq.: pl., Pl. R. 407b; households, Arist. GA 744b18.
      • 2 generally, direction, regulation, Epicur. Ep. 1 p.29 U.; esp. of a State, administration, αἱ κατὰ τὴν πόλιν οἰ. Din. 1.97; principles of government, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.338; τῶν γεγονότων Plb. 1.4.3, al.; πολιτικὴ οἰ. Phld. Rh. 2.32 S.; ἡ τῆς ἀρχῆς οἰ. Hdn. 6.1.1; of a fund, SIG 577.9 (Milet., iii/ii B.C.).
      • 3 arrangement, ἡ περὶ τὸν νοσέοντα οἰ. Hp. Epid. 6.2.24; ἡ περὶ τῶν ὠνίων οἰ. market, fair, SIG 695.35 (Magn. Mae.); οἰκονομίαι proceedings, IG 9(1).226 (Drymaea); τίνα οἰκονομίαν προσαγήγοχας what steps you have taken, PCair.Zen. 240.10 (iii B. C.); αὕτη φύσεως οἰ. Plb. 6.9.10; of a literary work, arrangement, ἡ κατὰ μέρος οἰ. D.S. 5.1, cf. D.H. Pomp. 4, Comp. 25, Sch. Od. 1.328: pl., Plu. Coniug. 2.142a.
      • 4 in Egypt, office of οἰκονόμος, PTeb. 24.62 (ii B.C.), al.
      • 5 stewardship, LXX Is. 22.19, Ev.Luc. 16.2.
      • 6 plan, dispensation, Ep.Eph. 1.10, 3.2.
      • 7 in bad sense, scheming, M.Ant. 4.51.
    • II public revenue of a state, BMus.Inscr. 897.14, al. (Halic., iii B.C.).
    • III transaction, contract, or legal instrument, CPR 4.1 (i A. D.), BGU 457.10 (ii A. D.), etc.
    • IV magical operation or process, PMag.Par. 1.161,292,2009.

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