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κατακυριεύω

Strong’s: G2634

Associated OET lemmas: κατακυριεύω

Notes: It is possible that κατακυριεύω[a] is somewhat more emphatic in meaning than κυριεύω, but this cannot be determined on the basis of NT usage.

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: κυριεύω

Sense 1: to rule, to govern, to reign over

Semantic entry: 37.50

Semantic domains: Control, Rule

Subdomains: Rule, Govern

Definition: to rule or reign over, with the implication in some contexts of lording it over{N:001}

MAT 20:25: RV MAT 20:25 · LV MAT 20:25 · Read together MAT 20:25

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OET-RV MAT 20:25

25 but Yeshua called them over and said, “You apprentices know that the rulers of other nations practice total control over their people, as do other powerful people.

OET-LV MAT 20:25

25 But the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) having _called _to them said:
You _all _have _known that the rulers of _the pagans are _exercising _mastership over _them, and the great ones are _exercising _authority over _them.

MRK 10:42: RV MRK 10:42 · LV MRK 10:42 · Read together MRK 10:42

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OET-RV MRK 10:42

42 But Yeshua called them over, “Listen, in most countries their rulers boss the people around and their leaders exert their authority over them.

OET-LV MRK 10:42

42 And having _called _to them, the Yaʸsous is _saying to _them:
You _all _have _known that the ones supposing to _be _ruling over _the pagans are _exercising _mastership over _them, and the great ones of _them are _exercising _authority over _them.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 20:25 · LV MAT 20:25 · Read together MAT 20:25

MRK: RV MRK 10:42 · LV MRK 10:42 · Read together MRK 10:42

PE1: RV PE1 5:3 · LV PE1 5:3 · Read together PE1 5:3

Sense 2: to overpower

Semantic entry: 39.55

Semantic domains: Hostility, Strife

Subdomains: Conquer

Definition: to subject someone or something to a superior force

Notes: In some languages ‘to overpower’ is ‘to fight successfully against’ or ‘to fight someone and to win.’

ACT 19:16: RV ACT 19:16 · LV ACT 19:16 · Read together ACT 19:16

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OET-RV ACT 19:16

16 Then the man who had the evil spirit would jump on them and beat them up so they’d end up escaping out of the house naked and wounded.

OET-LV ACT 19:16

16 And the man in whom was the the evil spirit having _leapt _on, on, them, having _exercised _mastership over _both, it _prevailed against against _them, so _that to _escape out _of the that house naked and having _been _wounded.