| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| δεσπόζοντι | one being master | LXX.Ps.66.7 |
| δεσπόζεισ | are master | LXX.Ps.89.9 |
| master | LXX.1Chr.29.11 | |
| δεσπόζει | he master of all | LXX.Ps.103.19 |
| master | LXX.Ps.22.28 • LXX.Ps.59.13 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
δεσπόζω (despozō) be master G:V
δεσπόζω,
mostly present and imperfect: future -όσω[Refs 4th c.BC+], Epic dialect -όσσω[Refs]: aorist infinitive δεσπόσαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__1 absolutely, to be lord or master, gain the mastery, πρὸς βίαν δ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: as law-term, to be the legal proprietor, opposed to κρατεῖν, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__1.b Astrology texts, of planets, to be dominant in a nativity, [Refs]
__2 with genitive, to be lord or master of, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ζηνὸς (or Διὸς) δεσπόσαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. τινός, opposed to δουλεύειν ἄλλῳ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δεσπόζειν φόβης own it, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; make oneself master of, λέκτροις ὧν ἐδέσποζον [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 with accusative, lord it over, δ. πόλιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, δεσπόζονται [Refs 5th c.BC+]