ΚΥΒΕΡΝΑΣΘΑΙ, κυβερνασθαι
KYBERNASTHAI, kybernasthai
Sounds Like: koo-ber-NAH-sthai
Translations: to be governed, to be steered, to be guided, to be piloted
From the root: ΚΥΒΕΡΝΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the present passive infinitive form of the verb 'κυβερνάω' (kybernaō), meaning 'to steer' or 'to govern'. In this form, it means 'to be steered' or 'to be governed', indicating that the subject is being directed or managed by an external force. It can be used in contexts where something is under the control or guidance of another.
Inflection: Present, Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2940 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 10 — 11:278
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΥΒΕΡΝΑΩ.
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.
- ΚΥΒΕΡΝΑΝ — to govern, to steer, to pilot, to direct, to manage
- ΚΥΒΕΡΝΑΤΑΙ — is governed, is steered, is guided, is directed
- ΚΥΒΕΡΝΑΩ — to govern, to steer, to pilot, to direct, to guide
- ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΘΕΙΣΑ — having been steered, having been governed, having been piloted, having been guided
- ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΘΙΣΑ — having been governed, having been steered, having been guided, having been piloted
- ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΣΑΣΑ — having governed, having steered, having guided, having piloted, she who governed, she who steered
- ΚΥΒΕΡΝΩΝ — governing, steering, guiding, ruling, one who governs, a governor
- ΚΥΒΕΡΝΩΣΙΝ — govern, guide, steer, direct, manage
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