δυνάστης
dynástēs · G1413 · Greek · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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official, ruler
(Derivative of δύναμις ‘ruler,’) One who is in a position of authority to command others
ExamplesLuke 1:52 “He has brought down rulers from their thrones, And has exalted those who were humble.
Acts 8:27 So he got ready and went; and there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure; and he had come to Jerusalem to worship,
1 Timothy 6:15 which He will bring about at the proper time—He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
How it’s used In 5 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- Κανδάκηthe Candace 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
1 occurrences in 2 groups
- μακάριοςblessed, happy 1
- μόνοςonly, alone 1
Named alongside itApposition
2 occurrences in 6 groups
- εἴδωto know 2
- κύριοςLord 1
- μόνοςonly, alone 1
- ὅςwho, which, that 1
- ἀνήρman, husband 1
- βασιλεύςking 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- δεικνύωto show 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- καθαιρέωto take down, to bring down, to destroy 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- ἄρχων árchōn · G758 · ruler, governor, official
- Standard Greek term for one who holds authority or rules; used broadly for civil and religious officials. Distinct from δυνάστης in being more general and common, whereas δυνάστης emphasizes power/potency of the ruler
- ἡγεμών hēgemṓn · G2232 · ruler, prefect, governor
- Greek term for one who leads or governs, especially provincial governors and military commanders; overlaps with δυνάστης in denoting high-ranking authority but typically more specific to Roman administrative context
In the other Testament 3 words
- שַׁלִּיט shallîyṭ · H7989 · master, ruler, governor
- Hebrew noun denoting one who has authority or ruling power; direct translation equivalent used in contexts of political/administrative authority (e.g., Eccl 8:8, Dan 2:10)
- מָשַׁל mâshal · H4910 · to be like, to become like, to compare
- Hebrew participle/noun for one who exercises rule or dominion; standard equivalent for governmental authority figures (e.g., Gen 45:8, Ps 105:20)
- שַׂר sar · H8269 · commander, chief, captain
- Common Hebrew term for officials and officers of various ranks; frequently used for governmental authorities and military commanders
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Official, ruler37.62
- Used of a person holding governmental office, as of the Ethiopian eunuch described as a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of all her treasure, in Acts 8:27.
Word family 10 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon δυνάστου, ὁ (δύναμαι); from (Sophocles and) Herodotus on; powerful; 1. a prince,…
1. a prince, potentate: Lk 1:52; used of God (Sir. 46:5; 2 Macc. 15:3, 23, etc.; of Zeus, Sophocles Ant. 608), 1 Tim 6:15.
2. a courtier, high officer, royal minister: Acts 8:27 (A. V. (a eunuch) of great authority; but see Meyer at the passage) (δυνάσται Φαραώ, Gen 50:4).
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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