verb
authentamō
Greekαὐθεντέω (authenteō)
Strong’sG831
I domineer over
stem authent-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† αὐθεντέω, -ῶ
(< αὐθέντης, i.e. αὐτο- ἕντης, one who acts on his own authority, in π., an autocrat; cf. Wi 12:6; cf. -ία, III Mac 2:29; -ικος is freq. in vernacular, MM, s.v.),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G831 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidow-then-teh'-o
to act of oneself, i.e. (figuratively) dominate
Fromfrom a compound of G846 and an obsolete ἕντης (a worker);
King Jamesusurp authority over.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| authentarōαὐθεντεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | have authority over | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | authentamō | authentame | authentami | authentama | authentamē | authentamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | authentasō | authentase | authentasi | authentasa | authentasē | authentaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | authentatō | authentate | authentati | authentata | authentatē | authentatelē |
| we 1st person plural | authentanō | authentane | authentani | authentana | authentanē | authentanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | authentavō | authentave | authentavi | authentava | authentavē | authentavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | authentalō | authentale | authentali | authentala | authentalē | authentalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | authentameiō | authentameia | authentameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | authentaseiō | authentaseia | authentaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | authentateiō | authentateia | authentateiē |
| we 1st person plural | authentaneiō | authentaneia | authentaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | authentaveiō | authentaveia | authentaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | authentaleiō | authentaleia | authentaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | authentasōr | authentasar | authentasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | authentatōr | authentatar | authentatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | authentavōr | authentavar | authentavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | authentalōr | authentalar | authentalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | authentamoiō | authentamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | authentasoiō | authentasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | authentatoiō | authentatoia |
| we 1st person plural | authentanoiō | authentanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | authentavoiō | authentavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | authentaloiō | authentaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | authentarō1×αὐθεντεῖν | authentari | authentara | authentarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | authentarōtos | authentaritos | authentaratos | authentarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
authent is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
authentarō“have authority over”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
1 Timothy 2:12“have authority over”didaskarō de gunaika ouk epitrepamō, oude authentarō anērou, alla arō en hēsuchia.I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.