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παντοκράτωρ

pantokrátōr · G3841 · Greek · 10 occurrences

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Meanings

  1. the Almighty, the One who has all power

    A title for God, literally: all powerful

    Examples

    2 Corinthians 6:18 “And I will be a father to you, And you shall be sons and daughters to Me,” Says the Lord Almighty.

    Revelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

    Revelation 4:8 And the four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within; and day and night they do not cease to say, “HOLY, HOLY, HOLY IS THE LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY, who was and who is and who is to come.”

How it’s used In 1 role

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Named alongside itApposition

10 occurrences in 4 groups

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 2 words
צָבָא tsâbâʼ · H6635 · work, service, war
צָבָא (tsâbâʼ, H6635) denotes 'army/host' as a concrete military or celestial force, while παντοκράτωρ (pantokrátōr, G3841) renders the divine title 'Almighty/All-Ruler' - the Greek term specifically translates the Hebrew phrase יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת ('LORD of hosts') as a unified theological title emphasizing God's sovereignty over all heavenly armies.
שַׁדַּי Shadday · H7706 · Almighty
Greek παντοκράτωρ ('all-ruling,' emphasizing universal sovereignty) regularly renders Hebrew שַׁדַּי ('Almighty,' emphasizing supreme power) in LXX translations of divine titles, particularly in Job and prophetic literature where God's absolute authority is foregrounded.
Word family 15 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

κράτος krátos · G2904 · power, might, mighty deed · 12×κρατέω kratéō · G2902 · to hold on to, to retain in the hand, to seize · 47×παντοκράτωρpantokrátōr · G3841προσκαρτερέω proskarteréō · G4342 · to devote oneself to, to keep on, to persist in · 10×ἐγκράτεια enkráteia · G1466 · to control oneself, to exercise self-control, self-control · 4×κραταιόω krataióō · G2901 · to become strong, to become powerful · 4×κράτιστος krátistos · G2903 · excellency, most excellent, your honor · 4×ἀκρασία akrasía · G192 · lack of self-control, failure to control oneself · 2×ἐγκρατεύομαι enkrateúomai · G1467 · to control oneself, to exercise self-control, self-control · 2×ἀκρατής akratḗs · G193 · uncontrolled, lacking in self-control · 1×ἐγκρατής enkratḗs · G1468 · self-controlled · 1×καρτερέω karteréō · G2594 · to persevere, to persist · 1×κραταιός krataiós · G2900 · powerful, mighty · 1×περικρατής perikratḗs · G4031 · to be in control of, to have under control · 1×προσκαρτέρησις proskartérēsis · G4343 · to devote oneself to, to keep on, to persist in · 1×
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon παντοκράτορος, ὁ (πᾶς and κρατέω), he who holds sway over all things; the ruler of all;…
παντοκράτορος, ὁ (πᾶς and κρατέω), he who holds sway over all things; the ruler of all; almighty: of God, 2 Cor 6:18 (from Jeremiah 38:35); Rev 1:8; Rev 4:8; Rev 11:17; Rev 15:3; Rev 16:7, Rev 16:14; Rev 19:6, Rev 19:15; Rev 21:22. (The Sept. for צְבָאות in the phrase צְבָאות יְהוָה or צְבָאות אֱלֹהֵי, Jehovah or God of hosts; also for שַׁדַי; Wis. 7:25; Sir. 42:17 Sir. 50:14; often in Judith () and 2 Maccabees (circa ) and 3 Maccabees (circa ?); Anthol. Gr. iv., p. 151, Jacobs edition; Inscriptions; ecclesiastical writings (e. g. Teaching etc. 10, 3 [ET]; cf. Harnack's notes on Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. at the beginning and the Symb. Rom. (Patr. apost. Works, i. 2, p. 134)).)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Supernatural Beings10 occurrences

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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