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Strong's #1203: despotes (pronounced des-pot'-ace)

perhaps from 1210 and posis (a husband); an absolute ruler ("despot"):--Lord, master.




Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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despotēs

1) a master, Lord

Part of Speech: noun masculine

Relation: perhaps from G1210 and posis (a husband)

Citing in TDNT: 2:44, 145




Usage:

This word is used 10 times:

Luke 2:29: " Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according"
Acts 4:24: "with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven,"
1 Timothy 6:1: "the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that"
1 Timothy 6:2: "And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are"
2 Timothy 2:21: "honor, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto"
Titus 2:9: "Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all"
1 Peter 2:18: "Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only"
2 Peter 2:1: "even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves"
Jude 1:4: "and denying the only Lord God, and our"
Revelation 6:10: "voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true,"









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