οἰκονομέω

oikonomeo

manage as a house-steward, order, regulate

Appears 9 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Oeconomica 3
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Book I 1
Chapter 2 1343a18–1343b6

1343a23
Book II 2
Chapter 1 1345b7–1346a31

1345b7
1346a10
De Mundo 2
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Chapter 6 397b7–401a11

400b15
400b32
Politics 2
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Book II 1
Chapter 5 1262b37–1264b25

1264b2
Book III 1
Chapter 18 1288a32–1288b6

1288a34
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 1
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Chapter 91 837b19–22

837b22
Poetics 1
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Chapter 13 1452b28–1453a39

1453a29

Dictionary (LSJ)

οἰκονομέω, A. manage as a house-steward, order, regulate, θαλάμους πατρός S. El. 190 (lyr.) ; τὴν οἰκίαν Pl. Ly. 209d ; τὰ ἴδια X. Mem. 3.4.12, etc. ; τὸν ἴδιον βίον Euphro 4 ; ταῦτα (i.e. meats) Alex. 110.20 ; ὄχλον Com.Adesp. 119 :—Med., Arist. Oec. 1343a23 : c. dat., ἄνθρωπος . . μεγίστοις -εῖται πράγμασιν Men. 531.14. 2. dispense, Pl. Phdr. 256e ; disburse, SIG 667.20 (Athens, ii B. C.). 3. treat a substance with another, πυρίτην ὀξάλμῃ Ps.-Democr.Alch.p.44 B. : metaph., of a poet, εἰ τὰ ἄλλα μὴ εὖ οἰ. treat, handle, Arist. Po. 1453a29 ; so (in Med.) of an artist, οἰ. τὴν ὕλην Luc. Hist.Conscr. 51 :—Pass., τὰ σκέμματα . . ᾠκονομήσθω Phld. D. 3.8. 4. of public officers, administer, Plb. 4.26.6, 4.67.9 :—Pass., πολιτεία ἀρίστη ἡ ὑπὸ τῶν ἀρίστων -ουμένη Arist. Pol. 1288a34. II. intr., to be a house-steward, Ev.Luc. 16.2.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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