verb
kurieuamō
Greekκυριεύω (kurieuō)
Strong’sG2961
I have authority, rule over
stem kurieu-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κυριεύω
(< κύριος), [in LXX chiefly for משׁל;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2961 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidko-ree-yoo'-o
to rule
Fromfrom G2962;
King Jameshave dominion over, lord, be lord of, exercise lordship 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kurieuatōκυριεύει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | binding on | 2× |
| kurieuanōκυριεύομεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | lord … over | 1× |
| kurieualōκυριεύουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | lord … over | 1× |
| kurieuatiκυριεύσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | master over | 1× |
| kurieuateiaκυριεύσῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | be Lord | 1× |
| kurieuarōtoiuκυριευόντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | lords | 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, 5 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kurieuamō | kurieuame | kurieuami | kurieuama | kurieuamē | kurieuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kurieuasō | kurieuase | kurieuasi | kurieuasa | kurieuasē | kurieuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kurieuatō2×κυριεύει | kurieuate | kurieuati1×κυριεύσει | kurieuata | kurieuatē | kurieuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kurieuanō1×κυριεύομεν | kurieuane | kurieuani | kurieuana | kurieuanē | kurieuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kurieuavō | kurieuave | kurieuavi | kurieuava | kurieuavē | kurieuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kurieualō1×κυριεύουσιν | kurieuale | kurieuali | kurieuala | kurieualē | kurieualelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kurieuameiō | kurieuameia | kurieuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kurieuaseiō | kurieuaseia | kurieuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kurieuateiō | kurieuateia1×κυριεύσῃ | kurieuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kurieuaneiō | kurieuaneia | kurieuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kurieuaveiō | kurieuaveia | kurieuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kurieualeiō | kurieualeia | kurieualeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kurieuasōr | kurieuasar | kurieuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kurieuatōr | kurieuatar | kurieuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kurieuavōr | kurieuavar | kurieuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kurieualōr | kurieualar | kurieualēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kurieuamoiō | kurieuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kurieuasoiō | kurieuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kurieuatoiō | kurieuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kurieuanoiō | kurieuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kurieuavoiō | kurieuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kurieualoiō | kurieualoia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kurieuarō | kurieuari | kurieuara | kurieuarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kurieuarōtos1× | kurieuaritos | kurieuaratos | kurieuarētos |
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
kurieu 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
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
kurieuatō“binding on”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Romans 6:9“master over”oidarētois hoti Christos egeiriratos ek nekroiu ouketi apothnēskatō, thanatos autou ouketi kurieuatō;For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has dominion over Him.
Romans 7:1“binding on”Ē agnoavō, adelfoir, gnōskarōtoi gar nomon lalamō, hoti tos nomos kurieuatō tou anthrōpou epi hoson chronon zōatō?Do you not know, brothers (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law has authority over a man only as long as he lives?
kurieuanō“lord … over”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
2 Corinthians 1:24“lord … over”ouk hoti kurieuanō vu tau pistiau, alla sunergois anō tau charau vu, ta gar pistia histanavē.Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.
kurieualō“lord … over”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 22:25“lord … over”tos de legata autoi; Tois basilevois teiu ethneiu kurieualō auteiu kai tois exousiazarōtois auteiu euergetois kalilō.So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors.
kurieuati“master over”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Romans 6:14“master over”hamartas gar vu ouk kurieuati, ouk gar avō hupo nomon alla hupo charian.For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
kurieuateia“be Lord”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Romans 14:9“be Lord”eis houtem gar Christos apothnēskata kai zōata hina kai nekroiu kai zōarōtoiu kurieuateia.For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
kurieuarōtoiu“lords”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
1 Timothy 6:15“lords”han kairoi idioi deiknuati tos makarios kai monos dunastos, tos basilevos toiu basilarōtoiu kai kurios toiu kurieuarōtoiu,which the blessed and only Sovereign One— the King of kings and Lord of lords— will bring about in His own time.