To domineer
αὐθεντέωStrong’s G0831authenteō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Authenteō is the Greek word usually translated “use authority over”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.”
Meaning
Usually translated “use authority over”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to use authority over 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
αὐθεντέω authenteō · to domineer
αὐθεντέω, -ῶ (αὐθέντης, i.e. αὐτο- ἕντης, one who acts on his own authority, in π., an autocrat; cf. Wis.12:6; cf. -ία, 3Ma.2:29; -ικος is frequently in vernacular, MM, see word) to govern, exercise authority over: 1Ti.2:12.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “domineer” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DOMINEER, verb intransitive
[Latin See Dominant.]
- To rule over with insolence or arbitrary sway.
- To bluster; to hector; to swell with conscious superiority, or haughtiness.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.