Strong G1413δυνάστης
ruler
- Transliteration
- dunastēs
- Pronunciation
- doo-nas'-tace
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From G1410; a ruler or officer: - of great authority mighty potentate.
Detailed 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)
In the Bible
Strong G1413 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- authority1
- mighty1
- potentate1
First verses
- Luke 1:52He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
- 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,
- 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;
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Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
δῠνάστ-ης, ου, ὁ,
lord, master, ruler, of Zeus, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 608 (Lyric poetry))]; ἄνδρες δ. the chief men in a state, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.32, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 473d, etc.)]; petty chief, princelet, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.33, etc.; ἡγεμόσι καὶ δ. καὶ βασιλεῦσιν 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 9.23.5, compare 10.34.2, 2nd-1st c.BC: Posidonius Historicus 50 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus, 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 17.3.25)]; λαμπροὶ δυνάσται, of the stars, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 6.)]
lord, master, ruler, of Zeus, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 608 (Lyric poetry))]; ἄνδρες δ. the chief men in a state, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.32, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 473d, etc.)]; petty chief, princelet, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.33, etc.; ἡγεμόσι καὶ δ. καὶ βασιλεῦσιν 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 9.23.5, compare 10.34.2, 2nd-1st c.BC: Posidonius Historicus 50 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus, 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 17.3.25)]; λαμπροὶ δυνάσται, of the stars, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 6.)]