δυνάστης
dynastēs · ruler
Greek word · Strong’s number G1413 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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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
- One who holds power; of God, the only one who reigns.
- 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
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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,