Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
v. t.) To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority.
2. (v. t.) To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.
3. (v. t.) To require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb governs the objective case.
4. (v. i.) To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the control.
Greek
831. authenteo -- to govern, exercise authority ... to
govern, exercise authority. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: authenteo Phonetic
Spelling: (ow-then-teh'-o) Short Definition: I domineer over Definition
... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/831.htm - 6k2230. hegemoneuo -- to command
... to command. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hegemoneuo Phonetic Spelling:
(hayg-em-on-yoo'-o) Short Definition: I govern Definition: I govern. ...
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2941. kubernesis -- steering, government, administration
... (). Word Origin from kubernao (to steer, guide, govern) Definition steering, government,
administration NASB Word Usage administrations (1). government. ...
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4165. poimaino -- to act as a shepherd
... Verb Transliteration: poimaino Phonetic Spelling: (poy-mah'-ee-no) Short Definition:
I shepherd, tend Definition: I shepherd, tend, herd; hence: I rule, govern ...
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1018. brabeuo -- to act as umpire
... rule. From the same as brabeion; to arbitrate, ie (genitive case) to govern
(figuratively, prevail) -- rule. see GREEK brabeion. (brabeueto) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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Strong's Hebrew
8199. shaphat -- to judge, govern... 8198, 8199. shaphat. 8200 . to judge,
govern. Transliteration: shaphat Phonetic
Spelling: (shaw-fat') Short Definition: judge. Word Origin a prim.
... /hebrew/8199.htm - 6k 2280. chabash -- to bind, bind on, bind up
... bind up, gird about, govern, healer, put, saddle, wrap about. A primitive
root; to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or ...
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5148. nachah -- to lead, guide
... bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead forth, put, straiten. A primitive root;
to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or ...
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6213. asah -- do, make
... put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit,
fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great ...
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4475. memshalah -- rule, dominion, realm
... Word Origin fem. of mimshal Definition rule, dominion, realm NASB Word Usage authority
(1), domain (1), dominion (9), forces (1), govern (2), rule (4). ...
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7980. shalat -- to domineer, be master of
... A primitive root; to dominate, ie Govern; by implication, to permit -- (bear, have)
rule, have dominion, give (have) power. 7979, 7980. shalat. 7981 . ...
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1777. din -- to judge
... root Definition to judge NASB Word Usage administer (1), defend (1), dispute (1),
execute judgment (1), govern (1), judge (9), judges (2), plead (2), pled (1 ...
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4910. mashal -- to rule, have dominion, reign
... root Definition to rule, have dominion, reign NASB Word Usage dominion (1), gain
control (1), govern (1), had charge (1), have authority (1), master (1 ...
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Library
I have Elsewhere Shown the Gross Darkness and Ignorance which ...
... Address 49: I have elsewhere shown the gross darkness and ignorance which
govern that which is called? I have elsewhere shown ...
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Against those who Say that Demons Govern Human Affairs, and who ...
... Homily I. Against those who say that demons govern human affairs, and who are
displeased at the chastisement of God, and are offended at the prosperity of the ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/homily i against those who.htm
Moral Government.
... Whose right is it to govern? ... It is both his right and duty to govern. That
God is a moral governor, we infer". 1. From our own nature. ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture ii moral government.htm
Human Government.
... 1. It is plain that the right and duty to govern for the security and promotion
of the public interests, implies the right and duty to use any means necessary ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xxi human government.htm
Whether all Things are Immediately Governed by God?
... viii, 6). But God can by Himself govern all things without any intermediary cause.
Therefore it seems that He governs all things immediately. ...
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Whether He that is Appointed to the Episcopate Ought to be Better ...
... iii, 3). Now a bishop is appointed to govern others. Therefore he should
be better than others. On the contrary, The Decretal [*Can. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether he that is appointed.htm
The Impending Conflict
... and obedience; no government could exist without them; and can it be conceived that
the Creator of the heavens and the earth has no law to govern the beings He ...
/.../white/the great controversy/chapter 36 the impending conflict.htm
The Impending Conflict.
... and obedience; no government could exist without them; and can it be conceived that
the Creator of the heavens and the earth has no law to govern the beings He ...
/.../the great controversy between christ and satan /36 the impending conflict.htm
Letter cxliii. (AD 412. )
... endowed with reason, namely, the human soul"appointed to occupy an inferior, that
is, an earthly body"after the entrance of sin, does not govern its own ...
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Abbott -- the Divinity in Humanity
... Have we a right to think that man can govern himself, or must we go back and say
with Carlyle and Ruskin and Voltaire that the great body of men are ...
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Thesaurus
Govern (21 Occurrences)... 2. (vt) To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to manage; as, to
govern the life; to
govern a horse.
...Govern (21 Occurrences).
.../g/govern.htm - 12kGoverned (8 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Govern. Multi-Version Concordance
Governed (8 Occurrences). Galatians 5:25 If we are living ...
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Sway (7 Occurrences)
... scepter. 2. (vi) To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion,
or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. 3 ...
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Natural (49 Occurrences)
... facts, of nature; consonant to the methods of nature; according to the stated course
of things, or in accordance with the laws which govern events, feelings ...
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Jez'ebel (19 Occurrences)
... bread?' (See RSV). 1 Kings 21:7 And Jezebel his wife said unto him: 'Dost
thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread ...
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Joyful (83 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV). 1 Kings 21:7 Jezebel his wife said
to him, "Do you now govern the kingdom of Israel? Arise ...
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Jezreelite (9 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 21:7 Jezebel his wife said to him, "Do you now govern the kingdom of
Israel? Arise, and eat bread, and let your heart be merry. ...
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Justly (22 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Psalms 67:4 Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you will
judge the peoples with equity, and govern the nations on earth. Selah. ...
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Judge (297 Occurrences)
... 12. (vt) To determine upon or deliberation; to esteem; to think; to reckon. 13.
(vt) To exercise the functions of a magistrate over; to govern. Int. ...
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Jurisdiction (4 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate; the right of
making or enforcing laws; the power or right of exercising authority. ...
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