Strong's Number G831

αὐθεντέω
authenteo · ow-then-teh'-o
Transliteration:
authenteo{ow-then-teh'-o}
Word Origin:
from a compound of 846 and an obsolete hentes (a worker)
Part of Speech:
verb
Strong's Definition:
to act of oneself, i.e. (figuratively) dominate
Usage in the KJV:
usurp authority over 1

Total: 1
Occurs 1 times in the Greek text.
Definition:
  1. one who with his own hands kills another or himself
  2. one who acts on his own authority, autocratic
  3. an absolute master
  4. to govern, exercise dominion over one