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κυριεύω kurieuō · G2961

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to lord over

κυριεύω; (κύριος), [in LXX chiefly for מָשַׁל ; ] ; to be lord or master of, to rule (over): C. genitive obj., Luk.22:25, Rom.14:9, 2Co.1:24; absol., 1Ti.6:15; metaphorically, ὁ θάνατος, Rom.6:9; ἡ ἁμαρτία, Rom.6:14; ὁ νόμος, Rom.7:1 (cf. κατα-κυριεύω).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

κῡρι-εύω, ; to be lord or master of, πάντων [], etc.; τῶν γενημάτων []; τῆς θαλάττης []; κυριεύειν τὴν γυναῖκα τοῦ ἀνδρός []; gain possession of, seize, ζωγρίᾳ τινῶν []; τοῦ κυριεύοντος τὴν ὅλην οἰκουμένην []: absolutely, to be dominant, []:—passive, to be dominated, possessed, ὑπό τινος [] ; b Astrology texts, of planets, κ. τοῦ σχήματος []:—passive, οἱ -όμενοι τόποι []; 2 to have legal power to do, with infinitive, Legal cited in []; II ὁ κυριεύων (i.e. λόγος, which is expressed in []

Where it's used 7 times

Luke 22:25 · Romans 6:9 · Romans 6:14 · Romans 7:1 · Romans 14:9 · 2 Corinthians 1:24 · 1 Timothy 6:15

Source: TBESG G2961; TFLSJ G2961

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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