Biblical Greek

greek #1413 - δυνάστης, ου, ὁ dunastés (a ruler)

Original Word:	δυνάστης, ου, ὁ
Transliteration:	dunastés
Definition:	a ruler, a potentate
Part of Speech:	Noun, Masculine
Phonetic Spelling:	(doo-nas'-tace)
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

ruler, officer, potentate

From dunamai; a ruler or officer -- of great authority, mighty, potentate.

see GREEK dunamai

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Strong's 1413: δυνάστης

δυνάστης, δυνάστου, ὁ (δύναμαι); from (Sophocles and) Herodotus on; powerful;

1.a prince, potentate: Luke 1:52; used of God (Sir. 46:5; 2 Macc. 15:3, 23, etc.; of Zeus, Sophocles Ant. 608), 1 Timothy 6:15.

2.a courtier, high officer, royal minister: Acts 8:27 (A. V. (a eunuch) of great authority; but see Meyer at the passage) (δυνάσταιΦαραώ, Genesis 50:4).

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Greek: 1413. δυνάστης (dunastés) — 3 Occurrences

Luke 1:52 - N-AMP
GRK:καθεῖλεν δυνάστας ἀπὸ θρόνων
NAS: He has brought down rulers from [their] thrones,
KJV: He hath put down the mighty from
INT: He put down rulers from thrones

Acts 8:27 - N-NMS
GRK:Αἰθίοψ εὐνοῦχος δυνάστης Κανδάκης βασιλίσσης
NAS: eunuch, a court official of Candace,
KJV: an eunuch of great authority under Candace
INT: an Ethiopian a eunuch one in power [under] Candace queen

1 Timothy 6:15 - N-NMS
GRK:καὶ μόνος δυνάστης ὁ βασιλεὺς
NAS: and only Sovereign, the King
KJV: and only Potentate, the King of kings,
INT: and alone Ruler the King

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