King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2961
Transliteration: kyrieuō
Phonetic Spelling: (ko-ree-yoo'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be lord of, rule
Meaning: to be lord of, rule
κυριεύω; future κυριεύσω; 1 aorist subjunctive 3 person singular κυριεύσῃ; (κύριος); to be lord of, to rule over, have dominion over: with the genitive of the object (cf. Buttmann, 169 (147)), Luke 22:25; Romans 14:9; 2 Corinthians 1:24; absolutely, οἱ κυριεύοντες, supreme rulers, kings, 1 Timothy 6:15; of things and forces equivalent to to exercise influence upon, to have power over: with the genitive of the object, ὁ θάνατος, Romans 6:9; ἡ ἁμαρτία, 14; ὁ νόμος, Romans 7:1. (Xenophon, Aristotle, Polybius, and following, the Sept. for מָשַׁל (etc.).) (Compare: κατακυριεύω.)
Word Summary
kyrieuō: to be lord of, rule
Original Word: κυριεύωTransliteration: kyrieuō
Phonetic Spelling: (ko-ree-yoo'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be lord of, rule
Meaning: to be lord of, rule
Strong's Concordance
have dominion over, exercise lordship over. From kurios; to rule -- have dominion over, lord, be lord of, exercise lordship over.
see GREEK kurios
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2961: κυριεύωκυριεύω; future κυριεύσω; 1 aorist subjunctive 3 person singular κυριεύσῃ; (κύριος); to be lord of, to rule over, have dominion over: with the genitive of the object (cf. Buttmann, 169 (147)), Luke 22:25; Romans 14:9; 2 Corinthians 1:24; absolutely, οἱ κυριεύοντες, supreme rulers, kings, 1 Timothy 6:15; of things and forces equivalent to to exercise influence upon, to have power over: with the genitive of the object, ὁ θάνατος, Romans 6:9; ἡ ἁμαρτία, 14; ὁ νόμος, Romans 7:1. (Xenophon, Aristotle, Polybius, and following, the Sept. for מָשַׁל (etc.).) (Compare: κατακυριεύω.)