δεσπότης
despótēs
“an absolute ruler ("despot")”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
an absolute ruler ("despot")
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
a lord, master, especially of slaves, 1 Tim. 6:1, 2; 2 Tim. 2:21; Tit. 2:9; 1 Pet. 2:18; by impl. as denoting the possession of supreme authority, Lord, sovereign, used of God, Lk. 2:29; Acts 4:24; Rev. 6:10; and of Christ, 2 Pet. 2:1; Jude 4
Translated in KJV as
Lordmaster
Etymology
perhaps from G1210 (δέω) and (a husband);
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