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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: κυβέρνησις

(Strong's #2941 — Noun Feminine — kubernesis — koo-ber'-nay-sis )

from kubernao, "to guide" (whence Eng., "govern"), denotes (a) "steering, pilotage;" (b) metaphorically, "governments or governings," said of those who act as guides in a local church, 1 Corinthians 12:28 . Cp. kubernetes, "a pilot," Acts 27:11; Revelation 18:17 .

Note: For kuriotes, "lordship, dominion," rendered "government" in 2 Peter 2:10 , AV, see DOMINION.

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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Government'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​g/government.html. 1940.
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