kybernetes (G2942) — Greek Word Study — MannaFest

Greek · Strong's G2942

κυβερνήτης

kyberneteskoo-ber-nay'-tace

helmsman, i.e. (by implication) captain

1890 spelling: kybernḗtēs

κ20
υ400
β2
ε5
ρ100
ν50
η8
τ300
η8
ς200

Isopsephy 1,093

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

helmsman, i.e. (by implication) captain

Rendered in the KJV as

(ship) master.

2
occurrencesin the New Testament
2 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

κυβερνήτῃ1
κυβερνήτης1

How it is rendered · 2

pilot1
shipmaster1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular1
noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1

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N-DSM · 1
N-NSM · 1

All 2, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Acts1 of 2 · 50%
Revelation1 of 2 · 50%

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Acts1 occurrence

Acts 27:11κυβερνήτῃkubernētēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularBut contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.here: pilot

Revelation1 occurrence

Revelation 18:17κυβερνήτηςkubernētēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularFor in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distancehere: shipmaster

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