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Lexicon :: Strong's G2961 - kyrieuō

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κυριεύω
Transliteration
kyrieuō (Key)
Pronunciation
ko-ree-yoo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:1097,486

Strong’s Definitions

κυριεύω kyrieúō, ko-ree-yoo'-o; from G2962; to rule:—have dominion over, lord, be lord of, exercise lordship over.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G2961 in the following manner: have dominion over (4x), exercise lordship over (1x), be Lord of (1x), lords (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G2961 in the following manner: have dominion over (4x), exercise lordship over (1x), be Lord of (1x), lords (1x).

  1. to be lord of, to rule, have dominion over

  2. of things and forces

    1. to exercise influence upon, to have power over

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κυριεύω kyrieúō, ko-ree-yoo'-o; from G2962; to rule:—have dominion over, lord, be lord of, exercise lordship over.
STRONGS G2961:
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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
22:25
Romans
6:9; 7:1; 14:9
2 Corinthians
1:24
1 Timothy
6:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2961 matches the Greek κυριεύω (kyrieuō),
which occurs 34 times in 32 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:16 - To the woman he said,
“I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing;
in pain you shall bring forth children.
Your desire shall be contrary to[fn] your husband,
but he shall rule over you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:8 - His brothers said to him, “Are you indeed to reign over us? Or are you indeed to rule over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:9 - The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake,
I will divide the spoil, my desire shall have its fill of them.
I will draw my sword; my hand shall destroy them.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:18 - the well that the princes made,
that the nobles of the people dug,
with the scepter and with their staffs.” And from the wilderness they went on to Mattanah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:7 - Water shall flow from his buckets,
and his seed shall be in many waters;
his king shall be higher than Agag,
and his kingdom shall be exalted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:2 - Sihon king of the Amorites who lived at Heshbon and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and from the middle of the valley as far as the river Jabbok, the boundary of the Ammonites, that is, half of Gilead,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:16 - And Caleb said, “Whoever strikes Kiriath-sepher and captures it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 24:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:33 - And Eleazar the son of Aaron died, and they buried him at Gibeah, the town of Phinehas his son, which had been given him in the hill country of Ephraim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:2 - “Say in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you, that all seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you, or that one rule over you?’ Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:4 - His father and mother did not know that it was from the LORD, for he was seeking an opportunity against the Philistines. At that time the Philistines ruled over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:7 - And he said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours, because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought him, and he has given us peace on every side.” So they built and prospered.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:6 - and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. In your hand are power and might, so that none is able to withstand you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:41

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:41 - he gave them into the hand of the nations,
so that those who hated them ruled over them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:4 - And I will make boys their princes,
and infants[fn] shall rule over them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:12 - My people—infants are their oppressors,
and women rule over them.
O my people, your guides mislead you
and they have swallowed up[fn] the course of your paths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:18 - In that day the LORD will whistle for the fly that is at the end of the streams of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:2 - And the peoples will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them in the LORD’s land as male and female slaves.[fn] They will take captive those who were their captors, and rule over those who oppressed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:4 - and I will give over the Egyptians
into the hand of a hard master,
and a fierce king will rule over them,
declares the Lord GOD of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:19 - Who is blind but my servant,
or deaf as my messenger whom I send?
Who is blind as my dedicated one,[fn]
or blind as the servant of the LORD?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:31 - And you, O generation, behold the word of the LORD.
Have I been a wilderness to Israel,
or a land of thick darkness?
Why then do my people say, ‘We are free,
we will come no more to you’?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:3 - For behold, days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel and Judah, says the LORD, and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:8 - Slaves rule over us;
there is none to deliver us from their hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:39 - Another kingdom inferior to you shall arise after you, and yet a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:27 - And the satraps, the prefects, the governors, and the king’s counselors gathered together and saw that the fire had not had any power over the bodies of those men. The hair of their heads was not singed, their cloaks were not harmed, and no smell of fire had come upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:25 - that you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and you shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:32 - and you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. And you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:21 - He was driven from among the children of mankind, and his mind was made like that of a beast, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, until he knew that the Most High God rules the kingdom of mankind and sets over it whom he will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:24 - And the king commanded, and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel were brought and cast into the den of lions—they, their children, and their wives. And before they reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:3 - Then a mighty king shall arise, who shall rule with great dominion and do as he wills.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:4 - And as soon as he has arisen, his kingdom shall be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to the authority with which he ruled, for his kingdom shall be plucked up and go to others besides these.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:5 - “Then the king of the south shall be strong, but one of his princes shall be stronger than he and shall rule, and his authority shall be a great authority.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:43

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:43 - He shall become ruler of the treasures of gold and of silver, and all the precious things of Egypt, and the Libyans and the Cushites shall follow in his train.
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