Lexical Summary authenteō: to govern, exercise authority Original Word: αὐθεντέωTransliteration: authenteō Phonetic Spelling: (ow-then-teh'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to govern, exercise authority Meaning: to govern, exercise authority Strong's Concordance govern, exercise authorityFrom a compound of autos and an obsolete hentes (a worker); to act of oneself, i.e. (figuratively) dominate -- usurp authority over. see GREEK autos Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 831: αὐθεντέωαὐθεντέω, ἀυθέντω; (a Biblical and ecclesiastical word; from αὐθέντης contracted from αὐτοέντης, and this from αὐτός and ἔντεα arms (others, ἑντης, cf. Hesychius συνεντης συνεργός; cf. Lobeck, Technol., p. 121); hence, a. according to earlier usage, one who with his own hand kills either others or himself. b. in later Greek writings |
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