Strong's Concordance dunastés: a ruler, a potentate Original Word: δυνάστης, ου, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: dunastés Phonetic Spelling: (doo-nas'-tace) Short Definition: a ruler, potentate Definition: (lit: a man who rules by force), a ruler, potentate; also: courtier, member of the court. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 1413 dynástēs – a potentate (someone mighty in power). See 1411 (dynamis). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1413: δυνάστηςδυνάστης, δυνάστου, ὁ (δύναμαι); from (Sophocles and) Herodotus on; powerful; 1. a prince, potentate: Luke 1:52; used of God (Sir. 46:5; 2 Macc. 15:3, 23, etc.; of Zeus, Sophocles Ant. 608), 1 Timothy 6:15. 2. a courtier, high officer, royal minister: Acts 8:27 (A. V. (a eunuch) of great authority; but see Meyer at the passage) (δυνάσται Φαραώ, Genesis 50:4). From dunamai; a ruler or officer -- of great authority, mighty, potentate. see GREEK dunamai Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 14133 Occurrences δυνάστας — 1 Occ. δυνάστης — 2 Occ. Luke 1:52 N-AMP GRK: καθεῖλεν δυνάστας ἀπὸ θρόνων NAS: He has brought down rulers from [their] thrones, KJV: He hath put down the mighty from INT: He put down rulers from thrones Acts 8:27 N-NMS 1 Timothy 6:15 N-NMS |