To master
κατακυριεύωStrong’s G2634katakurieuō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Katakurieuō is the Greek word usually translated “exercise lordship over”, “having overpowered” and “exercising lordship over”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.”
Meaning
Usually translated “exercise lordship over”, “having overpowered” and “exercising lordship over”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- exercise lordship over 2
- having overpowered 1
- exercising lordship over 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Acts 1
- 1 Peter 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 10:42But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.
- Acts 19:16And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
- 1 Peter 5:3Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
Greek dictionary
κατακυριεύω katakurieuō · to master
κατα-κυριεύω [in LXX: Gen.1:28 (כָּבַשׁ), Psa.110:2 Sir.17:4, al. ;] to gain or exercise dominion (over); (a) absol. (Arist.); (b) with genitive (Arist., al.): Mat.20:25, Mrk.10:42, Act.19:16, 1Pe.5:3.† SYN.: (κατεξουσιάζω) (see Swete, Mk., l.with) (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “master” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
M'ASTER, noun
[Latin magister, compounded of the root of magis, major, greater.]
- A man who rules, governs or directs either men or business.
- A director, head, or chief manager; as the master of a feast.
- The owner; proprietor; with the idea of governing.
- A lord; a ruler; one who has supreme dominion.
All definitions and other forms of “master”
- A chief; a principal; as the master root of a plant.
- One who has possession, and the power of controlling or using at pleasure.
- The commander of a merchant ship.
- In ships of war, an officer who takes rank immediately after the lieutenants, and navigates the ship under the direction of the captain.
- The director of a school; a teacher; an instructor.
- One uncontrolled.
- An appellation of respect.
- An appellation given to young men.
- A man eminently or perfectly skilled in any occupation, art or science.
- A title of dignity in colleges and universities; as master of Arts.
- The chief of a society; as the Grand master of Malta, of free-masons, etc.
- The director of ceremonies at public places, or on public occasions.
- The president of a college.
M'ASTER, verb intransitive
To conquer; to overpower; to subdue; to bring under control.
- To execute with skill.
- To rule; to govern.
M'ASTER, verb intransitive
To be skillful; to excel.
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.