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GreekG2961Verb

κυριεύω

kurieuō

7Occurrences
G2961Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to rule

from G2962 (κύριος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to be lord or master of, to rule (over): C. genitive obj.,; absol.; metaphorically, ὁ θάνατος; ἡ ἁμαρτία; ὁ νόμος.
LXX: chiefly for מָשַׁל

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

κυριεύω appears 7 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Romans
4
1 Timothy
1
2 Corinthians
1
Luke
1

Key Passages

1 Timothy 6:15BSB

which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.

2 Corinthians 1:24BSB

Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.

Luke 22:25BSB

So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors.

Romans 14:9BSB

For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.

Romans 6:9BSB

For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has dominion over Him.

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