δυνάστης

dynastēs · ruler

Greek word · Strong’s number G1413 · appears 3 times in the Bible

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What it means

dynastēs (δυνάστης) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “ruler”.

Powerful one; an official of high rank.

How to say it

dy·nas·tēs

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. One who holds power; of God, the only one who reigns.
  2. A trusted man managing a queen's treasury.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • Sovereign ×1
  • official ×1
  • rulers ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Luke 1:52

    he has brought down rulers from thrones and exalted the lowly;

  • Acts 8:27

    And he got up and went. And look, an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, an official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasury, who had come to Jerusalem to worship,

  • 1 Timothy 6:15

    which he will show at the proper time, the happy and only Sovereign, the King of those who reign and Lord of those who rule as lords,