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Administration

κυβέρνησιςStrong’s G2941

kubernēsis

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Kubernēsis is the Greek word usually translated “administrating”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.”
1 Corinthians 12:28 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “administrating”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • administrating 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Corinthians 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    κυβέρνησις kubernēsis · administration

    κυβέρνησις, -εως, ἡ (κυβερνάω, Lat. gubernare, to guide), [in LXX: Pro.1:5 11:14 24:6 (תַּחְבֻּלָה) * ;] 1. steering, pilotage (Plat.). 2. Metaphorical, government: pl., 1Co.12:28.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “administration” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    ADMINISTRA'TION, noun

    1. The act of administering; direction; management; government of public affairs; the conducting of any office or employment.
    2. The executive part of government, consisting in the exercise of the constitutional and legal powers, the general superintendence of national affairs, and the enforcement of laws.
    3. The persons collectively, who are entrusted with the execution of laws, and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his council; or the council alone, as in Great Britain.
    4. dispensation; distribution; exhibition; as the administration of justice, of the sacrament, or of grace.
    All definitions
    1. the management of the estate of an intestate person, under a commission from the proper authority.
    2. The power, office or commission of an administrator.
    3. This name is given by the Spaniards, to the staple magazine or warehouse, at Callao, in Peru, where foreign ships must unload.

    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.