verb
kurieuamō
Strong’sG2961
I have authority, rule over
stem kurieu-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
to be lord or master of, πάντων Refs 5th c.BC+, etc.; τῶν γενημάτων Refs 2nd c.BC+; τῆς θαλάττης Refs 2nd c.BC+; κυριεύειν τὴν γυναῖκα τοῦ ἀνδρός NT+1st c.BC+; gain possession of, seize, ζωγρίᾳ τινῶν Refs 3rd c.BC+; τοῦ κυριεύοντος τὴν ὅλην οἰκουμένην Refs: absolutely, to be dominant, Refs 3rd c.BC+:—passive, to be dominated, possessed, ὑπό τινος Refs 4th c.BC+
b Astrology texts, of planets, κ. τοῦ σχήματος Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, οἱ -όμενοι τόποι Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 to have legal power to do, with infinitive, Legal cited in Refs 4th c.BC+
II ὁ κυριεύων (i.e. λόγος, which is expressed in Refs 1st c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| 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× |
| kurieuarōntoiuκυριευόντων | 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 | kurieuarōntos1× | kurieuarintos | kurieuarantos | kurieuarēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
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”… nekroiu ouketi apothnēskatō, thanatos autou ouketi kurieuatō;… from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has dominion over Him.
Romans 7:1“binding on”… gar nomon lalamō, hoti tos nomos kurieuatō tou anthrōpou epi hoson chronon zōatō?… 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 1:24ouk hoti kurieuanō vu tau pistiau, alla sunergois anō …Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow …
kurieualō“lord … over”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 22:25… legata autoi; Tois basilevois teiu ethneiu kurieualō auteiu kai tois exousiazarōntois auteiu euergetois …… declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over …
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 …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”… zōata hina kai nekroiu kai zōarōntoiu kurieuateia.… to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
kurieuarōntoiu“lords”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
1 Timothy 6:15… basilevos toiu basilarōntoiu kai kurios toiu kurieuarōntoiu,… King of kings and Lord of lords— will bring about in His own …