Strong's Concordance despotés: lord, master Original Word: δεσπότης, ου, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: despotés Phonetic Spelling: (des-pot'-ace) Short Definition: a lord, master, or prince Definition: a lord, master, or prince. HELPS Word-studies 1203 despótēs (from posis, "husband") – properly, an authority figure ("master") who exercises complete jurisdiction (wields unrestricted power). [1203 (despótēs) implies someone exercising "unrestricted power and absolute domination, confessing no limitations or restraints" (R. Trench, 96).] Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1203: δεσπότηςδεσπότης, δεσπότου, ὁ (from Pindar down), a master, lord (as of δοῦλοι, οἰκέται): 1 Timothy 6:1,(2); 2 Timothy 2:21; Titus 2:9; 1 Peter 2:18; God is thus addressed by one who calls himself his δοῦλος: Luke 2:29, cf. Acts 4:24, 29 (δεσπότης τῶν πάντων, Job 5:8; Wis. 6:8); Christ is so called, as one who has bought his servants, 2 Peter 2:1; rules over his church, Jude 1:4 (some take δεσπότης here as designating God; cf. R. V. marginal reading); and whose prerogative it is to take vengeance on those who persecute his followers, Revelation 6:10. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Lord, master. Perhaps from deo and posis (a husband); an absolute ruler ("despot") -- Lord, master. see GREEK deo Forms and Transliterations δεσποτα δεσποτά δέσποτα δεσποταις δεσπόταις δεσποτας δεσπότας δεσποτη δεσπότη δεσπότῃ δεσποτην δεσπότην δεσποτης δεσπότης δεσπότου δεσποτών despota déspota despotais despótais despotas despótas despote despotē despótei despótēi despoten despotēn despóten despótēn despotes despotēs despótes despótēsLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 120310 Occurrences δέσποτα — 2 Occ. δεσπόταις — 2 Occ. δεσπότας — 2 Occ. δεσπότῃ — 1 Occ. δεσπότην — 2 Occ. δεσπότης — 1 Occ. Luke 2:29 N-VMS GRK: δοῦλόν σου δέσποτα κατὰ τὸ NAS: Now Lord, You are releasing KJV: Lord, now lettest thou INT: servant of you Master according to the Acts 4:24 N-VMS 1 Timothy 6:1 N-AMP 1 Timothy 6:2 N-AMP 2 Timothy 2:21 N-DMS Titus 2:9 N-DMP 1 Peter 2:18 N-DMP 2 Peter 2:1 N-AMS Jude 1:4 N-AMS Revelation 6:10 N-NMS |
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