ΚΥΒΕΡΝΩΝ, κυβερνων
KYBERNŌN, kybernōn
Sounds Like: koo-ber-NOHN
Translations: governing, steering, guiding, ruling, one who governs, a governor
From the root: ΚΥΒΕΡΝΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a present active participle derived from the verb 'κυβερνάω'. It describes the action of steering, guiding, or governing, much like a pilot steers a ship. It can refer to someone who is in charge or has authority, actively directing or managing something.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Masculine or Neuter, Nominative Singular
Strong’s number: G2941 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 2:14
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
- 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
- ΚΥΒΕΡΝΩΣΙΝ — govern, guide, steer, direct, manage
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