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Dominion

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

"force, strength, might," more especially "manifested power," is derived from a root kra---, "to perfect, to complete:" "creator" is probably connected. It also signifies "dominion," and is so rendered frequently in doxologies, 1 Peter 4:11; 5:11; Jude 1:25; Revelation 1:6; 5:13 (RV); in 1 Timothy 6:16 , and Hebrews 2:14 it is translated "power." See MIGHT , POWER , STRENGTH.

Note: Synonymous words are bia, "force," often oppressive, dunamis, "power," especially "inherent power;" energeia, "power" especially in exercise, operative power; exousia, primarily "liberty of action," then "authority" either delegated or arbitrary; ischus, "strength," especially physical, power as an endowment.

denotes "lordship" (kurios, "a lord"), "power, dominion," whether angelic or human, Ephesians 1:21; Colossians 1:16; 2 Peter 2:10 (RV, for AV, "government"); Jude 1:8 . In Eph. and Col. it indicates a grade in the angelic orders, in which it stands second.

"to be lord over, rule over, have dominion over" (akin to A, No. 2), is used of (a) Divine authority over men, Romans 14:9 , "might be Lord;" (b) human authority over men, Luke 22:25 , "lordship," 1 Timothy 6:15 , "lords" (RV, marg., "them that rule as lords"); (c) the permanent immunity of Christ from the "dominion" of death, Romans 6:9; (d) the deliverance of the believer from the "dominion" of sin, Romans 6:14; (e) the "dominion" of law over men, Romans 7:1; (f) the "dominion" of a person over the faith of other believers, 2 Corinthians 1:24 (RV, "lordship"). See LORD.

kata, "down" (intensive), and No. 1, "to exercise, or gain, dominion over, to lord it over," is used of (a) the "lordship" of gentile rulers, Matthew 20:25 , AV, "exercise dominion," RV, "lord it;" Mark 10:42 , AV, "exercise lordship," RV, "lord it;" (b) the power of demons over men, Acts 19:16 , AV, "overcame," RV, "mastered;" (c) of the evil of elders in "lording" it over the saints under their spiritual care, 1 Peter 5:3 . See LORDSHIP , OVERCOME.

Note: For authenteo, "to have dominion," 1 Timothy 2:12 , RV, see AUTHORITY , No. 3.