King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1413
Transliteration: dynastēs
Phonetic Spelling: (doo-nas'-tace)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: a ruler, a potentate
Meaning: a ruler, a potentate
δυνάστης, δυνάστου, ὁ (δύναμαι); from (Sophocles and) Herodotus on; powerful;
Word Summary
dynastēs: a ruler, a potentate
Original Word: δυνάστηςTransliteration: dynastēs
Phonetic Spelling: (doo-nas'-tace)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: a ruler, a potentate
Meaning: a ruler, a potentate
Strong's Concordance
ruler, officer, potentateFrom dunamai; a ruler or officer -- of great authority, mighty, potentate.
see GREEK dunamai
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1413: δυνάστηςδυνάστης, δυνάστου, ὁ (δύναμαι); from (Sophocles and) Herodotus on; powerful;
1. a prince, potentate: Luke 1:52; used of God (Sir. 46:5; 2 Macc. 15:3, 23, etc.; of Zeus, Sophocles Ant. 608), 1 Timothy 6:15.
2. a courtier, high officer, royal minister: Acts 8:27 (A. V. (a eunuch) of great authority; but see Meyer at the passage) (δυνάσται Φαραώ, Genesis 50:4).