1 | Strong's Number: g2941 | Greek: kubernesis |
Government:
from kubernao, "to guide" (whence Eng., "govern"), denotes
(a) "steering, pilotage;"
(b) metaphorically, "governments or governings," said of those who act as guides in a local church, 1Cr 12:28. Cp. kubernetes, "a pilot," Act 27:11; Rev 18:17.
Note: For kuriotes, "lordship, dominion," rendered "government" in 2Pe 2:10, AV, see DOMINION.
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