ΔΙΑΚΥΒΕΡΝΑ, διακυβερνα
DIAKYBERNA, diakyberna
Sounds Like: dee-ah-kyoo-BER-nah
Translations: to govern, to steer, to pilot, to direct, to manage
From the root: ΔΙΑΚΥΒΕΡΝΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the act of governing, steering, or directing something, often with the implication of skillful guidance or management. It can be used in contexts ranging from piloting a ship to managing affairs or ruling a people. In the provided example, it refers to divine providence guiding or governing.
Inflection: Present, Indicative, Active, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G1220 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Wisdom — 14:3
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Wisdom — 14:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΚΥΒΕΡΝΑΩ.
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.
- ΔΙΑΚΥΒΕΡΝΑΩ — to govern, to steer, to direct, to pilot
- ΔΙΑΚΥΒΕΡΝΩΝ — governing, steering, directing, administering, ruling
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