Forms of the word
Dictionary
κυριότης, ητος, ἡ
Greek transliteration
kyriotēs
Simplified transliteration
kyriotes
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-3c(1)
Gloss
authority, dominion, power, lordship
Definition
lordship; constituted authority, Eph. 1:21; 2 Pet. 2:10; Jude 8; pl. authorities, potentates, Col. 1:16. The Ephesian and Colossian passage could also be speaking about angelic powers.*
Greek-English Concordance for κυριότης
| Ephesians 1:21 |
infinitely superior to every ruler, authority, power, or dominion (kyriotētos | κυριότητος | gen sg fem) — every name that can be named — not only in this age but also in the age to come. |
| Colossians 1:16 |
for in him all things were created, things all in heaven and on earth, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions (kyriotētes | κυριότητες | nom pl fem), whether principalities or powers — all things have been created through him and for him. have been created |
| 2 Peter 2:10 |
especially those who in polluting lust indulge the flesh and despise authority (kyriotētos | κυριότητος | gen sg fem). These bold and insolent people are not afraid to slander the glorious ones, |
| Jude 1:8 |
Yet in the same way these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority (kyriotēta | κυριότητα | acc sg fem), and blaspheme the glorious ones. |