GreekG0831Verb
αὐθεντέω
authenteō
“to domineer”
1Occurrences
G0831Strong's #
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Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to act of oneself, i.e. (figuratively) dominate
from a compound of G846 (αὐτός) and an obsolete (a worker);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
(αὐθέντης, i.e. αὐτο- ἕντης, one who acts on his own authority, in π., an autocrat; cf. ; cf. -ία; -*ικος *is frequently in vernacular, MM, ) to govern, exercise authority over.
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Grammar & Morphology
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
αὐθεντέω appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Timothy
1
Key Passages
1 Timothy 2:12BSB
I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.
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