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Strong’s number: G831

Greek Lexical Dictionary: Strong’s #831 – αὐθεντέω

Greek Word: αὐθεντέω

Part of Speech: Verb

Transliteration: authenteó

Phonetic Spelling: (ow-then-teh’-o)

Quick Definition: to govern, exercise authority

Usage: to govern, exercise authority

Etymology: from 846 /autós, “self” and entea, “arms, armor”) – properly, to unilaterally take up arms, i.e. acting as an autocrat – literally, self-appointed (acting without submission).

NASB Translation: exercise authority over (1).

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New Testament usage

Strong’s G831 is used only once in the New Testament: 1Tim 2:12

It is not used in the Septuagint.

Englishman’s Concordance: αὐθεντέω (authenteó)

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Lexicons

Thayer’s G831:

one who with his own hands kills another or himself
one who acts on his own authority, autocratic
an absolute master
to govern, exercise dominion over one

Strong’s G831: From a compound of G846 and ἕντης hentēs (obsolete; a worker); to act of oneself, that is, (figuratively) dominate: – usurp authority over.

Mounce G831: to have authority over

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