καταδυναστεύω
katadynasteuō · oppress
Greek word · Strong’s number G2616 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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katadynasteuō (καταδυναστεύω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “oppress”.
Dominate harshly.
How to say it
ka·ta·dy·nas·teu·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
- To rule others harshly and crush them.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- oppress ×1
- who were oppressed ×1
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 10:38
Jesus from Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him.
- James 2:6
But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and do they themselves not drag you into the courts?