noun · masculine
kubernētos
Greekκυβερνήτης (kubernētēs)
Strong’sG2942
a steersman, pilot
stem kubernēt-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κυβερνήτης, -ου, ὁ
(v.s. κυβέρνησις), [in LXX for חֹבֵל, Ez 27:8, 27, 28, Pr 23:24, IV Mac 7:1*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2942 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkoo-ber-nay'-tace
helmsman, i.e. (by implication) captain
Fromfrom the same as G2941;
King James(ship) master.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | kubernētos1×κυβερνήτης | kubernētois |
| object accusative | kubernēton | kubernētoin |
| direct address vocative | kubernētor | kubernētoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | kubernētou | kubernētoiu |
| to, for dative | kubernēto1×κυβερνήτῃ | kubernētoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
kubernēto 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
kubernētos“shipmaster”subjectnominative singular1×
Revelation 18:17“shipmaster”hoti hena hōra erēmita tos tosoutos ploutos. Kai pantos kubernētos kai pantos tos epi topon plarōtos, kai nautois kai hosois tan thalassan ergazelō, apo makrothen histanalaFor in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance
kubernēto“pilot”to, fordative singular1×
Acts 27:11“pilot”tos de hekatontarchēos to kubernēto kai to nauklēro mallon peithite ē tei hupo Paulou legirōtei.But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.