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G831 · αὐθεντέω

authentéō

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

to act of oneself, i.e. (figuratively) dominate

KJV gloss list in the source

usurp authority over

Derivation recorded by Strong

from a compound of G846 (αὐτός) and an obsolete (a worker);

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