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Lexicon :: Strong's G1203 - despotēs

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δεσπότης
Transliteration
despotēs (Key)
Pronunciation
des-pot'-ace
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from δέω (G1210) and posis (a husband)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:44,145

Trench's Synonyms: xxviii. κύριος, δεσπότης.

Strong’s Definitions

δεσπότης despótēs, des-pot'-ace; perhaps from G1210 and πόσις pósis (a husband); an absolute ruler ("despot"):—Lord, master.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's G1203 in the following manner: Lord (5x), master (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's G1203 in the following manner: Lord (5x), master (5x).

  1. a master, Lord

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
δεσπότης despótēs, des-pot'-ace; perhaps from G1210 and πόσις pósis (a husband); an absolute ruler ("despot"):—Lord, master.
STRONGS G1203:
δεσπότης, -ου, ὁ, [from Pindar down], a master, lord (as of δοῦλοι, οἰκέται): 1 Timothy 6:1, [2]; 2 Timothy 2:21; Titus 2:9; 1 Peter 2:18; God is thus addressed by one who calls himself his δοῦλος: Luke 2:29, cf. Acts 4:24, 29 (δεσπότης τῶν πάντων, Job 5:8; Wis. 6:8); Christ is so called, as one who has bought his servants, 2 Peter 2:1; rules over his church, Jude 1:4 [some take δ. here as designating God; cf. R. V. marginal reading]; and whose prerogative it is to take vengeance on those who persecute his followers, Revelation 6:10.
[Synonyms: δεσπότης κύριος: δ. was strictly the correlative of slave, δοῦλος, and hence denoted absolute ownership and uncontrolled power; κύριος had a wider meaning, applicable to the various ranks and relations of life, and not suggestive either of poperty or of absolutism. Ammonius under the word δεσπότης says δ. ὁ τῶν ἀργυρωνήτων· κύριος δὲ καὶ πατὴρ υἱοῦ καὶ αὐτός τις ἑαυτοῦ. So Philo, quis rer. div. heres § 6 ὥστε τὸν δεσπότην κύριον εῖναι καὶ ἔτι ὡσανεὶ φοβερὸν κύριον οὐ μόνον τὸ κῦρος καὶ τὸ κράτος ἁπάντων ἀνημμένον, ἀλλὰ καὶ δέος καὶ φόβον ἱκανὸν ἑμποιῆσαι. Cf. Trench § 28; Woolsey, in Bib. Sacr. for 1861, p. 599f; Schmidt ch. 161, 5.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Job
5:8
Luke
2:29
Acts
4:24; 4:29
1 Timothy
6:1, 2
2 Timothy
2:21
Titus
2:9
1 Peter
2:18
2 Peter
2:1
Jude
1:4
Revelation
6:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1203 matches the Greek δεσπότης (despotēs),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:2 - But Abram said, “O Lord GOD, what will you give me, for I continue[fn] childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:8 - But he said, “O Lord GOD, how am I to know that I shall possess it?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:14 - And he said, “No; but I am the commander of the army of the LORD. Now I have come.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped[fn] and said to him, “What does my lord say to his servant?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:8 - “As for me, I would seek God,
and to God would I commit my cause,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:7 - Without having any chief,
officer, or ruler,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:2 - A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully
and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:7 - The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:25 - The fear of man lays a snare,
but whoever trusts in the LORD is safe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:10 - Do not slander a servant to his master,
lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:24 - Therefore the Lord declares,
the LORD of hosts,
the Mighty One of Israel:
“Ah, I will get relief from my enemies
and avenge myself on my foes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:1 - For behold, the Lord GOD of hosts
is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah
support and supply,[fn]
all support of bread,
and all support of water;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:33 - Behold, the Lord GOD of hosts
will lop the boughs with terrifying power;
the great in height will be hewn down,
and the lofty will be brought low.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:6 - Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:10 - Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, surely you have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘It shall be well with you,’ whereas the sword has reached their very life.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:11 - The LORD said, “Have I not[fn] set you free for their good? Have I not pleaded for you before the enemy in the time of trouble and in the time of distress?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:3 - Therefore now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
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