Dunastēs δυνάστης
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| δυνάστης | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | dunastēs |
| Strong's number | G1413 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | ruler |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (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)
(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
| KJV | mighty (1), authority (1), potentate (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | rulers (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
- Luke 1:52He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
Acts
- Acts 8:27And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
1 Timothy
- 1 Timothy 6:15Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).