Strong's Greek · G831

αὐθεντέω

authentéō

usurp authority over

Definition

to act of oneself, i.e. (figuratively) dominate

Derivation

from a compound of G846 (αὐτός) and an obsolete (a worker);

Appears 1 time in Scripture

1 Timothy 2:12

I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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