831. authenteó
Strong's Lexicon
authenteó: To have authority, to exercise authority, to dominate

Original Word: αὐθεντέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: authenteó
Pronunciation: ow-then-TEH-o
Phonetic Spelling: (ow-then-teh'-o)
Definition: To have authority, to exercise authority, to dominate
Meaning: I domineer, govern, have mastery over.

Word Origin: Derived from αὐθέντης (authentēs), meaning "one who acts on his own authority" or "an absolute master."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent to αὐθεντέω, the concept of authority can be related to Hebrew terms such as מָשַׁל (mashal, Strong's H4910) meaning "to rule" or "to have dominion."

Usage: The verb αὐθεντέω is used in the New Testament to denote the act of exercising authority or having dominion over someone. It implies a sense of control or mastery, often with a connotation of self-derived authority rather than delegated power.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of authority was deeply embedded in social and familial structures. The term αὐθεντέω would have been understood in the context of household management, governance, and social hierarchies. It often carried the idea of asserting one's own will or command over others, which was a common practice in patriarchal societies.

HELPS Word-studies

831 authentéō (from 846 /autós, "self" and entea, "arms, armor") – properly, to unilaterally take up arms, i.e. acting as an autocrat – literally, self-appointed (acting without submission).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from autos and a prim. root sen-
Definition
to govern, exercise authority
NASB Translation
exercise authority over (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 831: αὐθεντέω

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, 1 Timothy 2:12.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
govern, exercise authority

From a compound of autos and an obsolete hentes (a worker); to act of oneself, i.e. (figuratively) dominate -- usurp authority over.

see GREEK autos

Forms and Transliterations
αυθεντειν αυθεντείν αὐθεντεῖν αυθημερινού αυθήμερον αυλαία αυλαίαι αυλαίαις αυλαίας αυλαιών αύλακας αύλακες αύλαξι αυλάρχαι authentein authenteîn
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Timothy 2:12 V-PNA
GRK: ἐπιτρέπω οὐδὲ αὐθεντεῖν ἀνδρός ἀλλ'
NAS: or exercise authority over a man,
KJV: nor to usurp authority over the man,
INT: I do allow nor to use authority over man but

Strong's Greek 831
1 Occurrence


αὐθεντεῖν — 1 Occ.

















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