ΔΕΣΠΟΖΩΝ, δεσποζων
DESPOZŌN, despozōn
Sounds Like: des-PO-zon
Translations: ruling, mastering, having dominion, a master, a lord, a ruler
From the root: ΔΕΣΠΟΖΩ
Part of Speech: Participle, Noun, Adjective
Explanation: This word is a present active participle derived from the verb 'despozō', meaning 'to rule' or 'to be master of'. It describes someone who is actively exercising authority or dominion over others. It can function as an adjective, describing a person or entity that rules, or as a noun, referring to the ruler or master themselves. It implies a position of power and control.
Inflection: Present Active Participle, Masculine, Singular, Nominative
Strong’s number: G1203 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Wisdom — 12:18
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
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
- ΔΕΣΠΟΖΟΝΤΕΣ — ruling, mastering, having dominion, exercising lordship, being lord over
- ΔΕΣΠΟΖΟΝΤΙ — ruling, having dominion, being master, being lord
- ΔΕΣΠΟΖΩ — to rule, to govern, to be master, to have dominion, to exercise authority
- 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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