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Strong's G831 · Greek

αὐθεντέω

authenteo · ow-then-teh'-o

from a compound of 846 and an obsolete hentes (a worker); to act of oneself, i.e. (figuratively) dominate


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

αὐθεντέω (G831)

1 *† αὐθεντέω , -ῶ ( αὐθέντης , i.e. αὐτο- ἕντης , one who acts on his own authority , in π. , an autocrat ; cf. Wi 12:6 ; cf. -ία , III Mac 2:29 ; -ικος is freq. in vernacular, MM, s.v.), to govern , exercise authority over : I Ti 2:12 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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