noun · feminine
kuriotas
Greekκυριότης (kuriotēs)
Strong’sG2963
lordship, domination, dignity
stem kuriot-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† κυριότης, -ητος, ἡ
(< κύριος),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2963 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkoo-ree-ot'-ace
mastery, i.e. (concretely and collectively) rulers
Fromfrom G2962;
King Jamesdominion, government.
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 | kuriotas | kuriotais1×κυριότητες |
| object accusative | kuriotan1×κυριότητα | kuriotain |
| direct address vocative | kuriotar | kuriotair |
| of, belonging to genitive | kuriotau2×κυριότητος | kuriotaiu |
| to, for dative | kuriota | kuriotai |
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
kuriota 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
kuriotan“authority”objectaccusative singular1×
Jude 1:8“authority”Homoiōs mentoi kai houtois enupniazerōtois sarxan men miainalō, kuriotan de athetalō, doxain de blasfēmalō.Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.
kuriotau“dominion”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Ephesians 1:21“dominion”huperanō pantau archau kai exousiau kai dunamiau kai kuriotau kai panteu onomeu onomazirōteu ouk monem en to aiōno houto alla kai en to mellarōto;far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
2 Peter 2:10“authority”malista de toin opisō sarxau en epithumia miasmou poreuerōtoin kai kuriotau katafronarōtoin. Tolmētois, authadois, doxain ouk tremalō, blasfēmarōtois,Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
kuriotais“dominions”subjectnominative plural1×
Colossians 1:16“dominions”hoti en auto ktizita teim panteim en toi ouranoi kai epi tau gēau, teim horateim kai teim aorateim, eite thronois eite kuriotais eite archais eite exousiais; teim panteim dia autou kai eis auton ktizitē;For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.