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Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!

There's no denying that that the Greek word oikonomia was the source of our word economy. But personally, the word "economy" never quite caught on with me. Some here in Scottsdale use it, but I prefer administration or edifying/building up. Dispensing and stewardship aren't bad either. At least for me . . . Jus sayin

I agree with you about the English word economy making it hard to understand were oikonomia is used in the New Testament because our common use of economy refers to something other than a household matter as the Greek word which means house law, and its useage had more to do with servants serving their master faithfully. Therefore I prefer the word stewardship. I’ve reviewed every New Testament use of oikonomia and if consistently translated to stewardship, it greatly improved ease of understanding the whole sentence each time.