Bible Dictionary: Management

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The act or art of managing; the manner of treating, directing, carrying on, or using, for a purpose; conduct; administration; guidance; control; as, the management of a family or of a farm; the management of state affairs.

2. (v.) Business dealing; negotiation; arrangement.

3. (v.) Judicious use of means to accomplish an end; conduct directed by art or address; skillful treatment; cunning practice; -- often in a bad sense.

4. (n.) The collective body of those who manage or direct any enterprise or interest; the board of managers.

Greek

3622. oikonomia -- stewardship, administration
... of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: oikonomia Phonetic Spelling:
(oy-kon-om-ee'-ah) Short Definition: stewardship Definition: management of household ...
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Topical Bible Verses

Luke 16:11
If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
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Proverbs 22:7
The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
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Luke 14:28
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sits not down first, and counts the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
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Proverbs 13:22
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
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Strong's Hebrew

8458. tachbulah -- direction, counsel
... Or tachbuwlah {takh-boo-law'}; from chabal as denominative from chebel; (only in
plural) properly, steerage (as a management of ropes), ie (figuratively ...
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Library

On the Management of the Resources Collected for the Support of ...
... Of Bishops, Presbyters, and Deacons. Sec. IV."On the Management of the Resources
Collected for the Support of the Clergy, and the Relief of the Poor. ...
/.../various/constitutions of the holy apostles/sec iv on the management of.htm

The Blessing of God.
... was a son of the father all the time; but when he preferred his will to the will
of his father, his way to the way of his father, his management of his share ...
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It Frequently Happens that a Creature who is not Entirely Hardened ...
... The management of this presentation, also, is in the hand of the providence of God,
who presents these incitements, that he may accomplish his own work by the ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 1/article xxiii iii it frequently.htm

The Church and Her Mission, or the Three Constitutional Synods ...
... should be considered duly elected unless his election had been confirmed by the
Lot; and that during an inter-synodal period the supreme management of Church ...
/.../hutton/history of the moravian church/chapter i the church and.htm

Appendix
... 4. And We do hereby further ordain, grant and declare, that for the better government
of the said College, and the better management of its concerns, the said ...
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Treatise on the Priesthood. Book ii.
... possible then to make use of deceit for a good purpose, or rather that in such a
case it ought not to be called deceit, but a kind of good management worthy of ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/treatise on the priesthood book 2.htm

That Vespasian, after He had Taken Gadara Made Preparation for the ...
... But as to any narration after what manner he abused his power in the government,
and committed the management of affairs to those vile wretches, Nymphidius and ...
/.../chapter 9 that vespasian after.htm

Of the Humility of Abbot Pinufius, who Left a Very Famous ...
... they said that he was seeking this not for the sake of religion but because he was
compelled by hunger and want, they gave him the care and management of the ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xxx of the humility.htm

Whether Husband and Wife are Equal in the Marriage Act?
... equal in marriage; neither as regards the marriage act, wherein the more noble part
is due to the husband, nor as regards the household management, wherein the ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether husband and wife are 2.htm

Organizes a Church at Deland. Health Improves. Relapses. Starts ...
... I was not pleased with its business management, and did not want to leave it as
the property of my family, not knowing what trouble it might give nor what ...
/.../chapter xviii organizes a church.htm

Thesaurus

Management (7 Occurrences)
... art of managing; the manner of treating, directing, carrying on, or using, for a
purpose; conduct; administration; guidance; control; as, the management of a ...
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Policy (3 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) The method by which any institution is administered; system of
management; course. 4. (n.) Management or administration ...
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Manager (10 Occurrences)
... hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer
be manager.' (WEB BBE NAS NIV). Luke 16:3 "The manager ...
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Administration (12 Occurrences)
... government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting
affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction; management...
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Charge (379 Occurrences)
... or thing. 18. (n.) A person or thing committed or entrusted to the care,
custody, or management of another; a trust. 19. (vt) Custody ...
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Trustworthy (30 Occurrences)
... Matthew 25:21 "'You have done well, good and trustworthy servant,' replied his master;
'you have been trustworthy in the management of a little, I will put you ...
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Dispensation (8 Occurrences)
... (Gr. oikonomia, "management, " "economy"). (1.) The method or scheme according to
which God carries out his purposes towards men is called a dispensation. ...
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Master's (52 Occurrences)
... Matthew 25:21 "'You have done well, good and trustworthy servant,' replied his master;
'you have been trustworthy in the management of a little, I will put you ...
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Conduct (93 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act or method of conducting; guidance;
management. 2. (n.) Skillful guidance or management; generalship. ...
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Counsel (192 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) One who gives advice, especially in legal matters; one professionally engaged
in the trial or management of a cause in court; also, collectively, the ...
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Bible Concordance

Management (7 Occurrences)

Matthew 24:47 In solemn truth I tell you that he will give him the management of all his wealth.
(WEY)

Matthew 25:21 "'You have done well, good and trustworthy servant,' replied his master; 'you have been trustworthy in the management of a little, I will put you in charge of much: share your master's joy.'
(WEY)

Matthew 25:23 "'Good and trustworthy servant, you have done well,' his master replied; 'you have been trustworthy in the management of a little, I will put you in charge of much: share your master's joy.'
(WEY)

Mark 13:34 It is like a man living abroad who has left his house, and given the management to his servants--to each one his special duty--and has ordered the porter to keep awake.
(WEY)

Luke 16:2 He called him, and said to him,'What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.'
(WEB NAS NIV)

Luke 16:3 "The manager said within himself,'What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I don't have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.
(WEB NAS)

Luke 16:4 I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from management, they may receive me into their houses.'
(WEB NAS)

Subtopics

Management

Related Terms

Policy (3 Occurrences)

Manager (10 Occurrences)

Administration (12 Occurrences)

Charge (379 Occurrences)

Trustworthy (30 Occurrences)

Dispensation (8 Occurrences)

Master's (52 Occurrences)

Conduct (93 Occurrences)