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Matthew 20
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matthew.20.mt20Rulers
κατακυριεύουσιν ... κατεξουσιάζουσιν
LEXICONPOWERKINGSHIPTRANSLATIONhigh confidence
How do the nations’ leaders exercise power?
Both verbs carry the force of ruling down over others and exercising authority against or upon them.
Why this default
‘Lord it over them ... exercise authority over them’ is default because both compound verbs retain downward, dominating force. ‘Dominate and control’ makes the power dynamic explicit, while ‘rule and wield power’ is smoother.
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Project defaultlord it over them, and the great exercise authority over them
Project default · force retained
Alternativedominate them, and their great ones control them
Power dynamic explicit
Alternativerule over them, and their leaders wield power over them
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