What does παντοκράτωρ (pantokrátōr) mean in the Bible?
παντοκράτωρ (pantokrátōr): Sovereign ruler holding absolute power over all creation, emphasizing God's universal dominion and authority.
Greek · G3841
παντοκράτωρ
Almighty
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παντοκράτωρ G3841
Pronunciation pantokrátōr
What does παντοκράτωρ (pantokrátōr) mean in the Bible?
παντοκράτωρ (pantokrátōr): Sovereign ruler holding absolute power over all creation, emphasizing God's universal dominion and authority.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3841?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Almighty (10).
Where does παντοκράτωρ (pantokrátōr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Corinthians 6:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (9), 2 Corinthians (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 Almighty 10× 2 Corinthians 6:18, Revelation 1:8, Revelation 4:8, Revelation 11:17
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2 Corinthians 6:18 Παντοκράτωρ to Almighty Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Revelation 1:8 Παντοκράτωρ to Almighty Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Revelation 4:8 Παντοκράτωρ to Almighty Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Revelation 11:17 Παντοκράτωρ to Almighty Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Revelation 15:3 Παντοκράτωρ to Almighty Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Revelation 16:7 Παντοκράτωρ to Almighty Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Revelation 16:14 Παντοκράτορος to Almighty Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Revelation 19:6 Παντοκράτωρ to Almighty Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Revelation 19:15 Παντοκράτορος to Almighty Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Revelation 21:22 Παντοκράτωρ to Almighty Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Corinthians 6:18
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 2
2 Corinthians 1 Revelation 9
Source forms
Παντοκράτωρ 8x Pantokratōr 2 Corinthians 6:18, Revelation 1:8, Revelation 4:8, Revelation 11:17
Παντοκράτορος 2x Pantokratoros Revelation 16:14, Revelation 19:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 5x 2 Corinthians 6:18, Revelation 1:8, Revelation 4:8, Revelation 19:6
Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular 3x Revelation 11:17, Revelation 15:3, Revelation 16:7
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 2x Revelation 16:14, Revelation 19:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Sovereign ruler holding absolute power over all creation, emphasizing God's universal dominion and authority.
Strong's G3841
Lexical occurrences 10 verses Greek text appearances 10 times Word forms 2 forms 10 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
almighty
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
10 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Corinthians 6:18 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
παντοκράτωρ. pantokratwr
ruler of the universe
Read verse Revelation 1:8 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
παντοκράτωρ. pantokratwr
ruler of the universe
Read verse Revelation 4:8 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
παντοκράτωρ, pantokratwr
ruler of the universe
Read verse Revelation 11:17 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
παντοκράτωρ, pantokratwr
ruler of the universe
Read verse Revelation 15:3 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
παντοκράτωρ· pantokratwr
ruler of the universe
Read verse Revelation 16:7 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
παντοκράτωρ, pantokratwr
ruler of the universe
Read verse Revelation 16:14 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
παντοκράτορος. pantokratorov
ruler of the universe
Read verse Revelation 19:6 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
παντοκράτωρ. pantokratwr
ruler of the universe
Read verse Revelation 19:15 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
παντοκράτορος. pantokratorov
ruler of the universe
Read verse Revelation 21:22 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
παντοκράτωρ pantokratwr
ruler of the universe
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 10 Case pattern Nominative (8) Number pattern Singular (10)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine 2 Cor 6:18 · Rev 1:8 · Rev 4:8 · Rev 11:17 · Rev 15:3 · Rev 16:7 · Rev 19:6 · Rev 21:22 8×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Rev 16:14 · Rev 19:15 2×
Word Origins
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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