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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: 2941. κυβέρνησις (kubernésis) -- Administration, Governance, Leadership</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2941.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> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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/matthew/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/2941.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> > 2941</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/2940.htm" title="2940">◄</a> 2941. kubernésis <a href="../greek/2942.htm" title="2942">►</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">kubernésis: Administration, Governance, Leadership</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κυβέρνησις</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kubernésis<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>koo-ber'-nay-sis<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(koo-ber'-nay-sis)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Administration, Governance, Leadership<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(lit: steering, piloting), governing, government.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb κυβερνάω (kubernáo), meaning "to steer" or "to govern."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "kubernésis," the concept of leadership and governance can be related to Hebrew terms such as מֶמְשָׁלָה (memshalah, Strong's H4475) meaning "dominion" or "rule," and נָגִיד (nagid, Strong's H5057) meaning "leader" or "ruler."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "kubernésis" refers to the act of steering or governing, often used metaphorically to describe leadership or administrative roles within the church. It implies a guiding or directing function, akin to the role of a helmsman steering a ship. In the New Testament, it is associated with spiritual gifts related to leadership and management within the body of Christ.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the concept of "kubernésis" was closely linked to navigation and the skill of steering a ship. This metaphor was extended to leadership and governance, emphasizing the importance of guidance and direction. In the early Christian church, leadership was crucial for maintaining order, teaching doctrine, and guiding the community in spiritual growth.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>2941</b> <i>kybérnēsis</i> – properly, someone who steers (guides) a ship; (figuratively) the divine calling which empowers someone to <i>lead</i> in affairs relating to the Church. (<a href="/greek/2941.htm">2941</a> <i>/kybérnēsis</i> only occurs in 1 Cor 12:28.)</p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/2941.htm">2941</a> <i>/kybérnēsis</i> ("a helmsman who steers") refers to a pilot (a captain, as in Plato) – a <i>director</i> who guides, administrates, etc. (<i>Abbott-Smith</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 kubernaó (to steer, guide, govern)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>steering, government, administration<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>administrations (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 2941: κυβέρνησις</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κυβέρνησις</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κυβερνήσεως</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">κυβερνάω</span> (Latin<span class="latin">gubernare</span>, to govern)), <span class="accented">a governing, government</span>: <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/12-28.htm">1 Corinthians 12:28</a> (others would take it tropically here, and render it <span class="accented">wise counsels</span> (<span class="abbreviation">R. V.</span> marginal reading); so <span class="abbreviation">Hesychius</span>: <span class="greek2">κυβερνήσεις</span>. <span class="greek2">προνοητικαι</span> <span class="greek2">ἐπίστημαι</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">φρονησεις</span>; cf. Schleusner, Thesaurus in the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>, under the word, and to the references below add <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/11-14.htm">Proverbs 11:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/37-12.htm">Job 37:12</a> <span class="manuref">Symm.</span>); (<a href="/interlinear/proverbs/1-5.htm">Proverbs 1:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/24-6.htm">Proverbs 24:6</a>; <span class="abbreviation">Pindar</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others).<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>government. <p>From kubernao (of Latin origin, to steer); pilotage, i.e. (figuratively) directorship (in the church) -- government. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>κυβερνησεις κυβερνήσεις κυβερνήσεσι κυβερνήσεως κυβέρνησιν κυβέρνησις kuberneseis kubernēseis kyberneseis kybernēseis kybernḗseis<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/1_corinthians/12-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 12:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἰαμάτων ἀντιλήμψεις <b>κυβερνήσεις</b> γένη γλωσσῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> helps, <span class="itali">administrations,</span> [various] kinds<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> helps, <span class="itali">governments,</span> diversities<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/12-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of healing helping <span class="itali">administrating</span> various kinds of tongues<p><b><a href="/greek/2941.htm">Strong's Greek 2941</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2941.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kuberne_seis_2941.htm">κυβερνήσεις — 1 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2940.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2940"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2940" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2942.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2942"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2942" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>