Strong G831αὐθεντέω
to domineer
- Transliteration
- authenteō
- Pronunciation
- ow-then-teh'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From a compound of G846 and ἕντης hentēs (obsolete; a worker); to act of oneself that is (figuratively) dominate: - usurp authority over.
Detailed definition
αὐθεντέω, -ῶ
(αὐθέντης, i.e. αὐτο- ἕντης, one who acts on his own authority, in π., an autocrat; cf. Wis.12:6; cf. -ία, 3Ma.2:29; -ικος is frequently in vernacular, MM, see word)
to govern, exercise authority over: 1Ti.2:12.†
(AS)
(αὐθέντης, i.e. αὐτο- ἕντης, one who acts on his own authority, in π., an autocrat; cf. Wis.12:6; cf. -ία, 3Ma.2:29; -ικος is frequently in vernacular, MM, see word)
to govern, exercise authority over: 1Ti.2:12.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G831 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- usurp1
First verses
- 1 Timothy 2:12But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
αὐθεντ-έω,
to have full power or authority over, τινός I [NT+1st c.BC+ (NT.Tit.2.12; πρός τινα “BGU” 1208.37(1st c.BC))]: with infinitive, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Lydus, Joannes Laurentius Historicus “Mag.” 3.42.)]
2 commit a murder, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (Scholia 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 42.)]
to have full power or authority over, τινός I [NT+1st c.BC+ (NT.Tit.2.12; πρός τινα “BGU” 1208.37(1st c.BC))]: with infinitive, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Lydus, Joannes Laurentius Historicus “Mag.” 3.42.)]
2 commit a murder, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (Scholia 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 42.)]