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ΔΕΣΠΟΖΟΝΤΕΣ, δεσποζοντες

DESPOZONTES, despozontes

Sounds Like: des-PO-zon-tes

Translations: ruling, mastering, having dominion, exercising lordship, being lord over

From the root: ΔΕΣΠΟΖΩ

Part of Speech: Verb, Participle

Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'to rule' or 'to be master'. It describes someone who is currently exercising authority, dominion, or control over something or someone. It implies a position of power and ownership, often in a commanding or authoritative way.

Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Plural

Strong’s number: G1203 (Lookup on BibleHub)

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Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΕΣΠΟΖΩ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

  • ΔΕΣΠΟΖΕΙ — rules, governs, controls, exercises dominion, is master of
  • ΔΕΣΠΟΖΕΙΝ — to rule, to be master, to dominate, to control, to have dominion
  • ΔΕΣΠΟΖΕΙΣ — you rule, you govern, you exercise dominion, you are master
  • ΔΕΣΠΟΖΗ — to rule over, to have dominion over, to be master of, to control
  • ΔΕΣΠΟΖΟΝΤΑ — ruling, having dominion, being master, a ruler, a master
  • ΔΕΣΠΟΖΟΝΤΙ — ruling, having dominion, being master, being lord
  • ΔΕΣΠΟΖΩ — to rule, to govern, to be master, to have dominion, to exercise authority
  • ΔΕΣΠΟΖΩΝ — ruling, mastering, having dominion, a master, a lord, a ruler
  • ΔΕΣΠΟΣ — to rule, to be master, to dominate, to control, to have power over
  • ΔΕΣΠΟΣΕΙ — will rule, will govern, will be master, will exercise dominion
  • ΔΕΣΠΟΣΕΙΕΝ — may rule, may govern, may be master, may have dominion
  • ΔΕΣΠΟΣΕΙΣ — you will rule, you will dominate, you will be master, you will control

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