What does κατακυριεύω (katakyrieúō) mean in the Bible?
κατακυριεύω (katakyrieúō): Dominion exercised coercively or tyrannically over others; contrasts with legitimate authority.
Greek · G2634
κατακυριεύω
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κατακυριεύω G2634
Pronunciation katakyrieúō
What does κατακυριεύω (katakyrieúō) mean in the Bible?
κατακυριεύω (katakyrieúō): Dominion exercised coercively or tyrannically over others; contrasts with legitimate authority.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2634?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include lord it over (2), [and] overpowered (1), lording it over (1).
Where does κατακυριεύω (katakyrieúō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 20:25. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Peter (1), Acts (1), Mark (1), Matthew (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 lord it over 2× Matthew 20:25, Mark 10:42
[and] overpowered 1× Acts 19:16
lording it over 1× 1 Peter 5:3
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 20:25 κατακυριεύουσιν to lord it over Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Mark 10:42 κατακυριεύουσιν to lord it over Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 19:16 κατακυριεύσας to [and] overpowered Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1 Peter 5:3 κατακυριεύοντες to lording it over Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 20:25
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Acts 1 1 Peter 1
Source forms
κατακυριεύουσιν 2x katakyrieuousin Matthew 20:25, Mark 10:42
κατακυριεύοντες 1x katakyrieuontes 1 Peter 5:3
κατακυριεύσας 1x katakyrieusas Acts 19:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Matthew 20:25, Mark 10:42
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 19:16
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 1 Peter 5:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Dominion exercised coercively or tyrannically over others; contrasts with legitimate authority.
Strong's G2634
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
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Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Dominion exercised coercively or tyrannically over others; contrasts with legitimate authority.
to gain or exercise dominion (over);
aabsol. (Arist.);
Synonyms(κατεξουσιάζω) (see Swete, Mk., l.with)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 20:25 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
κατακυριεύουσιν katakurieuousin
I exercise authority over, overpower
Read verse Mark 10:42 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
κατακυριεύουσιν katakurieuousin
I exercise authority over, overpower
Read verse Acts 19:16 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
κατακυριεύσας katakurieusav
I exercise authority over, overpower
Read verse 1 Peter 5:3 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
κατακυριεύοντες katakurieuontev
I exercise authority over, overpower
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.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Present Active Matt 20:25 · Mark 10:42 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Aorist Active Acts 19:16 1×
Present Active 1 Pet 5:3 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 3 aorist 1
Voice
active 4
Mood
participle 2 indicative 2
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)
Word Origins
κατακυριεύω is built from these roots:
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