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Koine Greek wordlink #138428

SR GNT 1 Tim 6:15 Δυνάστης (Dunastaʸs) ‘blessed and only Sovereign the king of the ones’ Strongs=14130 Lemma=dunastēs
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=65 AD

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Only use of identical word form Δυνάστης (N-NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘Δυνάστης’ (N-NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘Sovereign’.

1 Tim 6:15 ‘blessed and only Sovereign the king of the ones’ SR GNT 1 Tim 6:15 word 9

OET-LV: 15 which in_ ^his_own _seasons the blessed and only Sovereign will _be _showing, the king of _the ones reigning, and the_master of _the ones mastering, (TI1_6:15)

OET-RV: 15 He will be revealed in his own time—the blessed and only God, the ruler over all rulers and master over all masters, (TI1 6:15)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘dunastēs’ have 3 different glosses: ‘Sovereign’, ‘official’, ‘sovereigns’.

Key: N=noun NMS=nominative,masculine,singular