οἰκονομίας [3 verses](noun sg fem gen) "Stewardship" is oikonomia, which means "management of a household","husbandry", "thrift", "regulation", "transaction", "contract", and  "operation". -- "Stewardship" is a Greek noun that means "management of a household","husbandry", "thrift", "regulation", "transaction", "contract", and  "operation". This is the female form of the noun "steward", referring to the discipline rather than the person.