What does ὅταν · μεθίστημι · οἰκονομία mean in the Bible?
ὅταν · μεθίστημι · οἰκονομία is a Greek phrase meaning "when I am removed from the management".
Greek · G3752, G3179, G3622
ὅταν μετασταθῶ ἐκ τῆς οἰκονομίας
When(-ever) · to move · administration (of a household or estate); specially, a (religious) "economy"
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ὅταν G3752 when(-ever)
Pronunciation hótan
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μεθίστημι G3179 to move
Pronunciation methístēmi
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οἰκονομία G3622 administration (of a household or estate); specially, a (religious) "economy"
Pronunciation oikonomía
Divinely ordered administration or dispensation of God's plan, not merely human household management
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What does ὅταν μετασταθῶ ἐκ τῆς οἰκονομίας (hotan metastathō ek tēs oikonomias) mean in the Bible?
ὅταν · μεθίστημι · οἰκονομία is a Greek phrase meaning "when I am removed from the management".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3752, G3179, G3622?
G3752, G3179, G3622 is connected to 123 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. when I am removed from the management
Source Gloss
when I am removed from the management
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 123
Matt 5:11 · Matt 6:2 · Matt 6:5 · Matt 6:6 · Matt 6:16 · Matt 10:19 · Matt 10:23 · Matt 12:43 · Matt 13:32 · Matt 15:2 · Matt 19:28 · Matt 21:40 · Matt 23:15 · Matt 24:15 · Matt 24:32 · Matt 24:33 115×
Matt 9:15 · Matt 26:29 · Mark 2:20 · Mark 12:23 · Mark 14:25 · 1 Cor 15:24 · Rev 10:7 8×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 4 present 1
Voice
active 4 passive 1
Mood
indicative 2 infinitive 1 participle 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 16:4 μετασταθῶ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Acts 13:22 μεταστήσας aorist active participle participle Acts 19:26 μετέστησεν aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 13:2 μεθιστάναι present active infinitive infinitive Colossians 1:13 μετέστησεν aorist active indicative completed
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ὅταν μετασταθῶ ἐκ τῆς οἰκονομίας is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain