δυναστεύω
rule, hold power
Where this word appears
Every passage where δυναστεύω appears in the Greek Septuagint — 7 occurrences in all. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text is shown in the LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) for context; the Greek form is the matched word — the English is not keyword-highlighted.
- 2 Kings 10:13 δυναστεύω And Ju found the brethren of Ochozias king of Juda, and said, Who are you⌃? And they said, We are the brethren of Ochozias, and we have come down to salute the sons of the king, and the sons of the queen.
- 1 Chronicles 16:21 δυναστεύω He suffered not a man to oppress them, and he reproved kings for their sakes,
- Proverbs 19:10 δυναστεύω Delight does not suit a fool, nor is it seemly if a servant should begin to rule with haughtiness.
- Jeremiah 13:18 δυναστεύω Say you⌃ to the king and the princes, Humble yourselves, and sit down; for your crown of glory is removed from your head.
- Daniel 9:27 δυναστεύω And one week shall establish the covenant with many: and in the midst of the week my sacrifice and drink-offering shall be taken away: and on the temple shall be the abomination of desolations; and at the end of time an end shall be put to the desolation.
- Daniel 11:4 δυναστεύω And when his kingdom shall stand up, it shall be broken, and shall be divided to the four winds of heaven; but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled over: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, and given to others beside these.
- Daniel 11:5 δυναστεύω And the king of the south shall be strong; and one of their princes shall prevail against him, and shall obtain a great dominion.
About this word
About this word
δυναστεύω (dynasteúō), “rule, hold power,” is a word from the Greek Septuagint — the ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament. It does not occur in the Greek New Testament, so it carries no Strong’s number from Thayer’s (New-Testament) lexicon; the gloss shown here is a curated modern-English sense rather than a Strong’s definition. It appears 7 times across the Septuagint — open the Appearances tab to read it in context.
The gloss above is Lemma’s own curated sense — this word carries no Strong’s number, so no lexicon we ship has an entry for it. The transliteration and this passage list are computed here from the tagged Septuagint text. What Lemma adds →