Strong's Concordance
katadunasteuo: I overpower, quell, treat harshly
Original Word: καταδυναστεύωPart of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: katadunasteuo
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ad-oo-nas-tyoo'-o)
Short Definition: I overpower, quell, treat harshly
Definition: I overpower, quell, treat harshly.
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.
