ΚΥΒΕΡΝΑΩ, κυβερναω
KYBERNAŌ, kybernaō
Sounds Like: koo-ber-NAH-oh
Translations: to govern, to steer, to pilot, to direct, to guide
From the root: ΚΥΒΕΡΝΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to steer or pilot a ship, and by extension, to govern or direct. It describes the act of controlling or guiding something, whether literally a vessel or metaphorically a group of people or an organization. It implies leadership and the ability to navigate challenges.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, 1st Person Singular; or Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2940 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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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
- ΚΥΒΕΡΝΑΣΘΑΙ — to be governed, to be steered, to be guided, to be piloted
- ΚΥΒΕΡΝΑΤΑΙ — is governed, is steered, is guided, is directed
- 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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