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δεσπότης

Lexicon Index Written Scriptures

Lemma	δεσπότης
Citation form	δεσπότης, ου, ὁ
Part of speech	noun
Gloss	a lord, master, or prince
Strong’s	G1203
Transliteration	despótēs
Definition	an absolute ruler ("despot")
KJV glosses	:--Lord, master.
Derivation	perhaps from and (a husband)
SBLGNT occurrences	10

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek form	Grammar and occurrences
δέσποτα	noun, vocative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----VSM-) — Luke 2:29
Δέσποτα	noun, vocative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----VSM-) — Acts 4:24
δεσπόταις	noun, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----DPM-) — Titus 2:9 noun, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----DPM-) — 1 Peter 2:18
δεσπότας	noun, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — 1 Timothy 6:1 noun, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — 1 Timothy 6:2
δεσπότῃ	noun, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----DSM-) — 2 Timothy 2:21
δεσπότην	noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — 2 Peter 2:1 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Jude 1:4
δεσπότης	noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Revelation 6:10

Morphology

noun; MorphGNT ----APM-
noun; MorphGNT ----ASM-
noun; MorphGNT ----DPM-
noun; MorphGNT ----DSM-
noun; MorphGNT ----NSM-
noun; MorphGNT ----VSM-

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: δεσποτης.