2963. kuriotés
Strong's Lexicon
kuriotés: Dominion, Lordship, Authority

Original Word: κυριότης
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: kuriotés
Pronunciation: koo-ree-OT-ace
Phonetic Spelling: (koo-ree-ot'-ace)
Definition: Dominion, Lordship, Authority
Meaning: (a) abstr: lordship, (b) concr: divine or angelic lordship, domination, dignity, usually with reference to a celestial hierarchy.

Word Origin: Derived from κύριος (kurios), meaning "lord" or "master."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "kuriotés," the concept of dominion can be related to Hebrew terms such as מֶמְשָׁלָה (memshalah, Strong's H4474) meaning "dominion" or "rule."

Usage: The term "kuriotés" refers to the concept of dominion or lordship, often used to describe a sphere of authority or rule. In the New Testament, it is used to denote spiritual or celestial powers, particularly those that are part of the hierarchy of angelic beings or spiritual authorities.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "kuriotés" would have been understood in the context of political and social hierarchies, where authority and dominion were central to governance and societal structure. In Jewish thought, spiritual hierarchies were also recognized, with various ranks of angels and spiritual beings having different roles and authorities.

HELPS Word-studies

2963 kyriótēs (from 2962 /kýrios, "lord") – dominion; a power exerting itself in a particular jurisdiction ("ruling").

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from kurios
Definition
lordship
NASB Translation
authority (2), dominion (1), dominions (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2963: κυριότης

κυριότης, κυριότητος, ( κύριος), dominion, power, lordship; in the N. T. one who possesses dominion (see ἐξουσία, 4 c. β.; cf. German Herrschaft (or Milton's dominations); in Tacitus, ann. 13, 1 dominationes is equivalent to dominantes), so used of angels (κύριοι, 1 Corinthians 8:5; see κύριος, a. at the end): Ephesians 1:21; 2 Peter 2:10; Jude 1:8; plural Colossians 1:16. (Ecclesiastical (e. g. 'Teaching' c. 4 [ET]) and Byzantine writings.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
dominion, government.

From kurios; mastery, i.e. (concretely and collectively) rulers -- dominion, government.

see GREEK kurios

Forms and Transliterations
κυριοτητα κυριότητα κυριοτητες κυριότητες κυριοτητος κυριότητος kurioteta kuriotēta kuriotetes kuriotētes kuriotetos kuriotētos kyrioteta kyriotēta kyrióteta kyriótēta kyriotetes kyriotētes kyriótetes kyriótētes kyriotetos kyriotētos kyriótetos kyriótētos
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Englishman's Concordance
Ephesians 1:21 N-GFS
GRK: δυνάμεως καὶ κυριότητος καὶ παντὸς
NAS: and power and dominion, and every
KJV: might, and dominion, and every
INT: power and dominion and every

Colossians 1:16 N-NFP
GRK: θρόνοι εἴτε κυριότητες εἴτε ἀρχαὶ
NAS: thrones or dominions or rulers
KJV: or dominions, or
INT: thrones or lordships or principalities

2 Peter 2:10 N-GFS
GRK: πορευομένους καὶ κυριότητος καταφρονοῦντας τολμηταί
NAS: and despise authority. Daring,
KJV: despise government. Presumptuous
INT: walk and authority despise [They are] daring

Jude 1:8 N-AFS
GRK: μὲν μιαίνουσιν κυριότητα δὲ ἀθετοῦσιν
NAS: and reject authority, and revile
KJV: despise dominion, and speak evil
INT: indeed defile authority moreover set aside

Strong's Greek 2963
4 Occurrences


κυριότητα — 1 Occ.
κυριότητες — 1 Occ.
κυριότητος — 2 Occ.















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