κατακυριεύω
katakyrieuō · lord it over
Greek word · Strong’s number G2634 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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katakyrieuō (κατακυριεύω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “lord it over”.
Rule over, dominate others; overpower.
How to say it
ka·ta·ky·ri·eu·ō
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
- Domineer over others; overcome.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- lord it over ×2
- lording it over ×1
- overpowered ×1
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 20:25
But Jesus summoned them and said, “You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and the great ones exercise authority over them.
- Mark 10:42
And summoning them, Jesus says to them, “You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.
- Acts 19:16
And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, overpowered both and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
- 1 Peter 5:3
nor as lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.