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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 33 times in 31 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:16 - To the woman he said, “I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:8 - His brothers said to him, “Do you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?” And they hated him all the more because of his dream and what he had said.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:9 - The enemy boasted, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake them. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword and my hand will destroy them.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:18 - about the well that the princes dug, that the nobles of the people sank— the nobles with scepters and staffs.” Then they went from the wilderness to Mattanah,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:7 - Water will flow from their buckets; their seed will have abundant water. “Their king will be greater than Agag; their kingdom will be exalted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:2 - Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge—from the middle of the gorge—to the Jabbok River, which is the border of the Ammonites. This included half of Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:16 - And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Aksah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:2 - “Ask all the citizens of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you: to have all seventy of Jerub-Baal’s sons rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember, I am your flesh and blood.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:4 - (His parents did not know that this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to confront the Philistines; for at that time they were ruling over Israel.)

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

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:6 - and said: “LORD, the God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:41

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:41 - He gave them into the hands of the nations, and their foes ruled over them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:4 - “I will make mere youths their officials; children will rule over them.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:12 - Youths oppress my people, women rule over them. My people, your guides lead you astray; they turn you from the path.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:18 - In that day the LORD will whistle for flies from the Nile delta in Egypt and for bees from the land of Assyria.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:2 - Nations will take them and bring them to their own place. And Israel will take possession of the nations and make them male and female servants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:4 - I will hand the Egyptians over to the power of a cruel master, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:19 - Who is blind but my servant, and deaf like the messenger I send? Who is blind like the one in covenant with me, blind like the servant of the LORD?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:31 - “You of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: “Have I been a desert to Israel or a land of great darkness? Why do my people say, ‘We are free to roam; we will come to you no more’?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:3 - The days are coming,’ declares the LORD, ‘when I will bring my people Israel and Judah back from captivity[fn] and restore them to the land I gave their ancestors to possess,’ says the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:8 - Slaves rule over us, and there is no one to free us from their hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:39 - “After you, another kingdom will arise, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule over the whole earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:27 - and the satraps, prefects, governors and royal advisers crowded around them. They saw that the fire had not harmed their bodies, nor was a hair of their heads singed; their robes were not scorched, and there was no smell of fire on them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:25 - You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:32 - You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:21 - He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like the ox; and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and sets over them anyone he wishes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:24 - At the king’s command, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought in and thrown into the lions’ den, along with their wives and children. And before they reached the floor of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:3 - Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great power and do as he pleases.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:4 - After he has arisen, his empire will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven. It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the power he exercised, because his empire will be uprooted and given to others.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:5 - “The king of the South will become strong, but one of his commanders will become even stronger than he and will rule his own kingdom with great power.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:43

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:43 - He will gain control of the treasures of gold and silver and all the riches of Egypt, with the Libyans and Cushites[fn] in submission.
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