κατεξουσιάζω
katexousiázō · G2715 · Greek · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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to rule, to reign
To rule or reign by exercising authority over
ExamplesMatthew 20:25 But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles domineer over them, and those in high position exercise authority over them.
Mark 10:42 Calling them to Himself, Jesus said to them, “You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles domineer over them; and their people in high position exercise authority over them.
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- μέγαςgreat, large 2
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- εἴδωto know 2
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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In the other Testament 3 words
- מָשַׁל mâshal · H4910 · to be like, to become like, to compare
- Standard Hebrew verb for exercising rule or dominion over someone/something; primary translation equivalent for the Greek concept of exercising authority
- רָדָה râdâh · H7287 · to rule, to have charge, to have dominion
- Hebrew verb denoting dominion and ruling power, often with connotation of subjugation; close semantic match to the intensive/complete authority implied by κατεξουσιάζω
- שָׁלַט shâlaṭ · H7980 · to control, to rule, to be in charge
- Hebrew verb for exercising power and authority over; frequently used in contexts of complete control similar to κατεξουσιάζω
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To rule, to reign37.48
- In Matthew 20:25, Jesus contrasts worldly leadership, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles domineer over them, and those in high position exercise authority over them,” using this word for the exercise of full, often domineering, authority over others.
Word family 31 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon not found in secular authors; to exercise authority, wield power (see κατά, III. 3):…
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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