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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1413. δυνάστης (dunastés) -- Ruler, Potentate, Sovereign</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1413.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/luke/1-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1413.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1413</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1412.htm" title="1412">◄</a> 1413. dunastés <a href="../greek/1414.htm" title="1414">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">dunastés: Ruler, Potentate, Sovereign</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">δυνάστης</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>dunastés<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>doo-nas-tace'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(doo-nas'-tace)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Ruler, Potentate, Sovereign<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(lit: a man who rules by force), a ruler, potentate; also: courtier, member of the court.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek root δυνάμαι (dunamai), meaning "to be able" or "to have power."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with "dunastés" is "שַׂר" (sar), which means "prince" or "ruler." This term is used throughout the Old Testament to describe leaders and officials.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "dunastés" refers to a person who holds significant power or authority, often in a political or royal context. It denotes someone who exercises control or governance over others, typically a ruler or a high-ranking official. In the New Testament, it is used to describe individuals with substantial influence and command.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of a "dunastés" was well understood as societies were structured around hierarchies of power. Rulers and potentates were central figures in maintaining order and governance. The term would have been familiar to early Christians living under Roman rule, where emperors and local governors wielded considerable authority.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 1413</b> <i>dynástēs</i> – a potentate (someone mighty in <i>power</i>). <a href="/greek/1411.htm">See 1411</a> (<i>dynamis</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1410.htm">dunamai</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a ruler, a potentate<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>court official (1), rulers (1), Sovereign (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1413: δυνάστης</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">δυνάστης</span></span>, <span class="greek2">δυνάστου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="greek2">δύναμαι</span>); from (<span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span> and) <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> on; <span class="accented">powerful</span>; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">a prince, potentate</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/1-52.htm">Luke 1:52</a>; used of God (Sir. 46:5; 2 Macc. 15:3, 23, etc.; of Zeus, <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span> Ant. 608), <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6-15.htm">1 Timothy 6:15</a>. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">a courtier, high officer, royal minister</span>: <a href="/interlinear/acts/8-27.htm">Acts 8:27</a> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> (<span class="accented">a eunuch) of great authority</span>; but see Meyer at the passage) (<span class="greek2">δυνάσται</span> <span class="greek2">Φαραώ</span>, <a href="/interlinear/genesis/50-4.htm">Genesis 50:4</a>).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>ruler, officer, potentate<p>From <a href="/greek/1410.htm">dunamai</a>; a ruler or officer -- of great authority, mighty, potentate. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1410.htm">dunamai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>δυνάσται δυνάσταις δυναστας δυνάστας δυνάστη δυνάστην δυναστης δυνάστης δυνάστου δυναστών dunastas dunastes dunastēs dynastas dynástas dynastes dynastēs dynástes dynástēs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/1-52.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 1:52</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural">N-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καθεῖλεν <b>δυνάστας</b> ἀπὸ θρόνων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> He has brought down <span class="itali">rulers</span> from [their] thrones,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> He hath put down <span class="itali">the mighty</span> from<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1-52.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> He put down <span class="itali">rulers</span> from thrones<p><b><a href="/text/acts/8-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 8:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Αἰθίοψ εὐνοῦχος <b>δυνάστης</b> Κανδάκης βασιλίσσης</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> eunuch, <span class="itali">a court official</span> of Candace,<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> an eunuch <span class="itali">of great authority</span> under Candace<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/8-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> an Ethiopian a eunuch <span class="itali">one in power</span> [under] Candace queen<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/6-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 6:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ μόνος <b>δυνάστης</b> ὁ βασιλεὺς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and only <span class="itali">Sovereign,</span> the King<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and only <span class="itali">Potentate,</span> the King of kings,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and alone <span class="itali">Ruler</span> the King<p><b><a href="/greek/1413.htm">Strong's Greek 1413</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1413.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/dunastas_1413.htm">δυνάστας — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/dunaste_s_1413.htm">δυνάστης — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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