oikonomos
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Oikonomos (, from - 'house' and - '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.
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It sits within the topics Ancient Greek titles, Byzantine ecclesiastical titles and offices and Greek words and phrases.
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- In Ancient Greece
- Role in the ''oikos''
- Ancient thinkers on the concept of ''oikonomos''
- In the Seleucid Empire
- References
Oikonomos (, from - 'house' and - '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.
It is a title of honor awarded to priests in the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is also a title in the Roman Catholic Church. In Canon 494 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, an œconomus is the diocesan finance officer.
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