Lexical Summary
katadunasteuo: To oppress, to dominate, to exercise harsh control over
Original Word: καταδυναστεύω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: katadunasteuo
Pronunciation: kat-ad-oo-nas-tyoo'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ad-oo-nas-tyoo'-o)
KJV: oppress
Word Origin: [from G2596 (κατά - according) and a derivative of G1413 (δυνάστης - court official)]
1. to exercise dominion against, i.e. oppress
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
oppress.
From kata and a derivative of dunastes; to exercise dominion against, i.e. Oppress -- oppress.
see GREEK kata
see GREEK dunastes
HELPS Word-studies
2616 katadynasteúō (from 2596 /katá, "down, according to," intensifying 1413 /dynástēs, "exercise rulership") – properly, powerfully bringing someone down (denying them the higher position or blessing they should enjoy), i.e. tyrannize; to dominate (treat harshly), overpowering someone (Souter).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2616: καταδυναστεύωκαταδυναστεύω; present passive participle
καταδυναστευόμενος; the
Sept. for
הונָה,
עָשַׁק, etc.; with the genitive of person (
Winers Grammar, 206 (193);
Buttmann, 169 (147)),
to exercise harsh control over one, to use one's power against one:
James 2:6 (not
Tdf. (see below)) (
Diodorus 13, 73);
τινα,
to oppress one (
Xenophon, conv. 5, 8; often in the
Sept.).
James 2:6 Tdf.; passive
Acts 10:38.
