Kybernesis means “government” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H2941 — taam (“account”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G2941 κυβέρνησις (kubernesis) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. kubernesis (koo-ber'-nay-sis) n. 1. pilotage 2. (figuratively) directorship (in the assembly) It has 4 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include governments. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
kubernesis (koo-ber'-nay-sis) n. 1. pilotage 2. (figuratively) directorship (in the assembly) [from kubernao (of Latin origin, to steer)] KJV: government
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2941. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
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Usage: κυβέρνησις, -εως, ἡ (κυβερνάω, Lat. gubernare, to guide), [in LXX: Pro.1:5 11:14 24:6 (תַּחְבֻּלָה) * ;] __1. steering, pilotage (Plat.). __2. Metaphorical, government: pl., 1Co.12:28.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kubernesis, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G2941 (κυβέρνησις) appears 3 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
3 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, And the man of understanding will gain direction;
They that have no guidance fall like leaves: But in much counsel there is safety.
War is carried on with generalship, And aid is supplied to the heart of a counselor.
First 4 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2941.
For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, And the man of understanding will gain direction;
They that have no guidance fall like leaves: But in much counsel there is safety.
War is carried on with generalship, And aid is supplied to the heart of a counselor.
And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2941, grouped by book.
Kybernesis (Strong's G2941) is a Greek word most simply glossed "government". kubernesis (koo-ber'-nay-sis) n. 1. pilotage 2. (figuratively) directorship (in the assembly)
This page currently indexes 4 linked usages for Strong's G2941 across 2 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2941 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as governments. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 3 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G2941, with linked reader references where each row is available.