Strong's Lexicon
G831 — αὐθεντέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G831 |
|---|---|
| Word: | αὐθεντέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from a compound of G846 and an obsolete hentes (a worker) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | authenteo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | au-then-teh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to act of oneself 2. (figuratively) dominate |
| KJV Renderings: | usurp authority over |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
αὐθεντέω, ἀυθέντω; (a Biblical and ecclesiastical word; from αὐθέντης contracted from αὐτοέντης, and this from αὐτός and ἔντεα arms (others, ἑντης, cf. Hesychius συνεντης συνεργός; cf. Lobeck, Technol., p. 121); hence,
a. according to earlier usage, one who with his own hand kills either others or himself.
b. in later Greek writings one who does a thing himself the author" (τῆς πράξεως, Polybius 23, 14, 2, etc.); one who acts on his own authority, autocratic, equivalent to αὐτοκράτωρ an absolute master; cf. Lobeck ad Phryn., p. 120 (also as above; cf. Winers Grammar, § 2, 1 c.)); to govern one, exercise dominion over one: τινς, 1Ti 2:12.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
αὐθεντέω (usurp authority over)
1 Timothy 2:12
- KJV: But I suffer not a woman to teach nor to usurp authority over the man but to be in silence
- GK: γυναικί δε διδάσκειν ουκ επιτρέπω ουδέ αυθεντείν ανδρός αλλ΄ είναι εν ησυχία
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