despotés
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despotés: lord, master
Original Word: δεσπότης, ου, ὁ
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: despotés
Phonetic Spelling: (des-pot'-ace)
Short Definition: a lord, master, or prince
Definition: a lord, master, or prince.

1203 despótēs (from posis, "husband") – properly, an authority figure ("master") who exercises complete jurisdiction (wields unrestricted power).

[1203 (despótēs) implies someone exercising "unrestricted power and absolute domination, confessing no limitations or restraints" (R. Trench, 96).]

Word Origin
of uncertain origin
Definition
lord, master
NASB Word Usage
Lord (3), Master (3), masters (4).

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Lord, master.

Perhaps from deo and posis (a husband); an absolute ruler ("despot") -- Lord, master.

see GREEK deo

δεσμοῖς — 6 Occ.
δεσμὸς — 1 Occ.
δεσμοῦ — 1 Occ.
δεσμούς — 1 Occ.
δεσμοφύλακι — 1 Occ.
δεσμοφύλαξ — 2 Occ.
δεσμωτηρίῳ — 1 Occ.
δεσμωτήριον — 2 Occ.
δεσμωτηρίου — 1 Occ.
δεσμώτας — 2 Occ.
δεσπόταις — 2 Occ.
δεσπότας — 2 Occ.
δεσπότῃ — 1 Occ.
δεσπότην — 2 Occ.
δεσπότης — 1 Occ.
δεῦρο — 9 Occ.
Δεῦτε — 12 Occ.
δευτεραῖοι — 1 Occ.
δευτέρα — 4 Occ.
δευτέραν — 6 Occ.


Strong's Greek 1203
10 Occurrences


δέσποτα — 2 Occ.
δεσπόταις — 2 Occ.
δεσπότας — 2 Occ.
δεσπότῃ — 1 Occ.
δεσπότην — 2 Occ.
δεσπότης — 1 Occ.

Luke 2:29 N-VMS
BIB: δοῦλόν σου δέσποτα κατὰ τὸ
NAS: Now Lord, You are releasing
KJV: Lord, now lettest thou
INT: servant of you Master according to the

Acts 4:24 N-VMS
BIB: καὶ εἶπαν Δέσποτα σὺ ὁ
NAS: and said, O Lord, it is You who MADE THE HEAVEN
KJV: and said, Lord, thou [art] God,
INT: and said Sovereign Lord you who

1 Timothy 6:1 N-AMP
BIB: τοὺς ἰδίους δεσπότας πάσης τιμῆς
NAS: their own masters as worthy
KJV: count their own masters worthy of all
INT: the own masters of all honor

1 Timothy 6:2 N-AMP
BIB: πιστοὺς ἔχοντες δεσπότας μὴ καταφρονείτωσαν
NAS: believers as their masters must not be disrespectful
KJV: believing masters, let them
INT: believing having masters not let them despise [them]

2 Timothy 2:21 N-DMS
BIB: εὔχρηστον τῷ δεσπότῃ εἰς πᾶν
NAS: useful to the Master, prepared
KJV: meet for the master's use, [and] prepared
INT: useful to the master for every

Titus 2:9 N-DMP
BIB: δούλους ἰδίοις δεσπόταις ὑποτάσσεσθαι ἐν
NAS: to their own masters in everything,
KJV: unto their own masters, [and] to
INT: Servants to their own masters to be subject in

1 Peter 2:18 N-DMP
BIB: φόβῳ τοῖς δεσπόταις οὐ μόνον
NAS: be submissive to your masters with all
KJV: [be] subject to [your] masters with
INT: fear to masters not only

2 Peter 2:1 N-AMS
BIB: ἀγοράσαντα αὐτοὺς δεσπότην ἀρνούμενοι ἐπάγοντες
NAS: denying the Master who bought
KJV: denying the Lord that bought
INT: having bought them Master denying bringing upon

Jude 1:4 N-AMS
BIB: τὸν μόνον δεσπότην καὶ κύριον
NAS: our only Master and Lord,
KJV: denying the only Lord God, and
INT: the only master and Lord

Revelation 6:10 N-NMS
BIB: πότε ὁ δεσπότης ὁ ἅγιος
NAS: How long, O Lord, holy
KJV: How long, O Lord, holy and
INT: when O Lord holy

10 Occurrences


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