What does καταδυναστεύω (katadynasteúō) mean in the Bible?
καταδυναστεύω (katadynasteúō): Oppression through deliberate abuse of power against those unable to resist effectively.
Greek · G2616
καταδυναστεύω
To oppress
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καταδυναστεύω G2616
Pronunciation katadynasteúō
What does καταδυναστεύω (katadynasteúō) mean in the Bible?
καταδυναστεύω (katadynasteúō): Oppression through deliberate abuse of power against those unable to resist effectively.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2616?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include were oppressed (1), who oppress (1).
Where does καταδυναστεύω (katadynasteúō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 10:38. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), James (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 were oppressed 1× Acts 10:38
who oppress 1× James 2:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 10:38
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Acts 1 James 1
Source forms
καταδυναστευομένους 1x katadynasteuomenous Acts 10:38
καταδυναστεύουσιν 1x katadynasteuousin James 2:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x James 2:6
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 10:38
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Oppression through deliberate abuse of power against those unable to resist effectively.
Strong's G2616
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Isaiah 10:1-4 Source Gloss
to oppress
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Oppression through deliberate abuse of power against those unable to resist effectively.
to exercise power over, oppress: with accusative of person(s) (Xen.; LXX, Mic.2:2, Wis.2:10, al.); with genitive of person(s), Jas.2:6 (ὑμᾶς, T); pass., Act.10:38 (cf. MM, Exp., xv).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 10:38 Verb Present Passive Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
καταδυναστευομένους katadunasteuomenouv
I overpower, quell, treat harshly
Read verse James 2:6 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
καταδυναστεύουσιν katadunasteuousin
I overpower, quell, treat harshly
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
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Form groups 2 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Present Voices Passive, Active
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Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Passive Acts 10:38 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Present Active Jas 2:6 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
passive 1 active 1
Mood
participle 1 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Biblical Witnesses
Unjust rulers and judges who crush the vulnerable and widows
Mistreatment of strangers, orphans, and widows within social structure
Rich exercising power against poor believers in early Christian community
Those under demonic subjugation whom Jesus healed and freed
Word Origins
καταδυναστεύω is built from these roots:
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