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οἶκος
ECO-nomy
house, household, family
noun, m.
Appears 114× in the Greek New Testament — common.

In the New Testament

Economy = οἶκος + νόμος (house-law = household management). Ecology = οἶκος + λόγος.

Memory Hook

ECO-nomy — ECOlogy — they all manage the HOUSEHOLD — οἶκος = house.

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