Lexicon katadunasteuo: To oppress, to dominate, to exercise harsh control over Original Word: καταδυναστεύω Strong's Exhaustive Concordance oppress. From kata and a derivative of dunastes; to exercise dominion against, i.e. Oppress -- oppress. see GREEK kata see GREEK dunastes HELPS Word-studies 2616 katadynasteúō (from 2596 /katá, "down, according to," intensifying 1413 /dynástēs, "exercise rulership") – properly, powerfully bringing someone down (denying them the higher position or blessing they should enjoy), i.e. tyrannize; to dominate (treat harshly), overpowering someone (Souter). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2616: καταδυναστεύωκαταδυναστεύω; present passive participle καταδυναστευόμενος; the Sept. for הונָה, עָשַׁק, etc.; with the genitive of person (Winers Grammar, 206 (193); Buttmann, 169 (147)), to exercise harsh control over one, to use one's power against one: James 2:6 (not Tdf. (see below)) (Diodorus 13, 73); τινα, to oppress one (Xenophon, conv. 5, 8; often in the Sept.). James 2:6 Tdf.; passive Acts 10:38. STRONGS NT 2616a: κατάθεμακατάθεμα, καταθεματος, τό, equivalent to κατανάθεμα(which see), of which it seems to be a vulgar corruption by syncope (cf. Koumanoudes, συναγωγή λέξεων ἀθησαυρων κτλ., under the word κατας); a curse; by metonymy, worthy of execration, an accursed thing: Revelation 22:3 (Rec. κατανάθεμα; cf. Justin Martyr, quaest. et resp. 121, at the end; 'Teaching' 16, 5 [ET]). Not found in secular authors. Englishman's Concordance Acts 10:38 V-PPM/P-AMPGRK: πάντας τοὺς καταδυναστευομένους ὑπὸ τοῦ NAS: all who were oppressed by the devil, KJV: all that were oppressed of INT: all that were being oppressed by the James 2:6 V-PIA-3P Strong's Greek 2616 |
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