Dunastēs δυνάστης

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Dunastēs
δυνάστης
Transliterationdunastēs
Strong's numberG1413
LanguageGreek
Part of speechmasculine noun
Glossruler
Occurrences3 in 3 verses
Most frequent inLuke (1)

Dunastēs (Greek δυνάστης, Strong's G1413) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “ruler”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

δυνάστης, -ου, ὁ
(δύναμαι), [in LXX for גִּבּוֹר, עָרִיץ, בַּיִת, etc. ;]
a prince, ruler, potentate: Luk.1:52; of God (Sir.46:5, 16, 2Ma.15:3), 1Ti.6:15; of a high official (cf. δυνάσται Φαραώ, Gen.50:4), Act.8:27 (Cremer, 221).†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVmighty (1), authority (1), potentate (1)
BSBrulers (1), court official (1), sovereign (1)

Verses

Every verse with Dunastēs, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Luke

Acts

1 Timothy

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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