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Xenophon’s Oikonomikos (“The Art of Household Management”)

A Socratic dialogue on how to arrange one’s private life

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Is it obvious that this is the root of “economy”?

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To me and you it is, I think 😂

Many other translators have this as “Economicus” — but I think people don’t see the household part

I support "Oikonomikos". Using "Economicus" makes it look as if the word existed and had the same meaning, and does not allow the reader to understand where "economy" comes from.

For anyone not familiar with what we talk about:
Οικονομία = οίκος + νομή ~= house + division/distribution/control/governance

One could say that the literate translation could be "household".

Worth mentioning that "οίκος" did not describe a building. It was used to describe a family, an economic (:-) and social unit, in the broader sense. 

House is also used in a similar way in English, usually with a capital H, as in the "House of Tudor".

Oh, yes. It came out as a disagreement? Yes, household as in keeping together a house or House, I think is in there.

Agree! Like the House of Tudor comp. 

But I think “household” kind of catches it too?