What does δυνάστης (dynástēs) mean in the Bible?
δυνάστης (dynástēs): A ruler or potentate exercising real power, distinct from mere nominal authority or position.
Greek · G1413
δυνάστης
A ruler or officer
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δυνάστης G1413
Pronunciation dynástēs
What does δυνάστης (dynástēs) mean in the Bible?
δυνάστης (dynástēs): A ruler or potentate exercising real power, distinct from mere nominal authority or position.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1413?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a court official (1), rulers (1), Sovereign [One] (1).
Where does δυνάστης (dynástēs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 1:52. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (1), Acts (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It a court official 1× Acts 8:27
rulers 1× Luke 1:52
Sovereign [One] 1× 1 Timothy 6:15
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 1:52
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Luke 1 Acts 1 1 Timothy 1
Source forms
δυνάστας 1x dynastas Luke 1:52
δυνάστης 1x dynastēs Acts 8:27
Δυνάστης 1x Dynastēs 1 Timothy 6:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Acts 8:27, 1 Timothy 6:15
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural 1x Luke 1:52
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A ruler or potentate exercising real power, distinct from mere nominal authority or position.
Strong's G1413
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 1:52 Source Gloss
a ruler or officer
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
A ruler or potentate exercising real power, distinct from mere nominal authority or position.
(δύναμαι), [in LXX for גִּבּוֹר, עָרִיץ, בַּיִת, etc. ;] a prince, ruler, potentate: Luk.1:52; of God (Sir.46:5, 16, 2Ma.15:3), 1Ti.6:15; of a high official (cf. δυνάσται Φαραώ, Gen.50:4), Act.8:27 (Cremer, 221).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 1:52 Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
δυνάστας dunastav
a ruler, potentate
Read verse Acts 8:27 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
δυνάστης dunasthv
a ruler, potentate
Read verse 1 Timothy 6:15 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
δυνάστης, dunasthv
a ruler, potentate
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Nominative (2) Number pattern Singular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Acts 8:27 · 1 Tim 6:15 2×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Luke 1:52 1×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
Earthly potentates and princes who exercise power and authority
God as the supreme ruler and potentate above all earthly powers
A high-ranking court official or administrator in the service of a king
Word Origins
δυνάστης is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain