οἰκονομεῖν. [1 verse](verb pres inf act) "Be...a steward" is oikonomoe, which means "manage as a house-steward", "order", and "regulate".  -- "Be...a steward" is the Greek verb that means to "manage as a house-steward", "order", and "regulate". It is the verb form of the word translated as "steward" and "stewardship".  This is the only time Jesus uses this word.