Bible Dictionary: Tyrant

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) An absolute ruler; a sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution; a usurper of sovereignty.

2. (n.) Specifically, a monarch, or other ruler or master, who uses power to oppress his subjects; a person who exercises unlawful authority, or lawful authority in an unlawful manner; one who by taxation, injustice, or cruel punishment, or the demand of unreasonable services, imposes burdens and hardships on those under his control, which law and humanity do not authorize, or which the purposes of government do not require; a cruel master; an oppressor.

3. (n.) Any one of numerous species of American clamatorial birds belonging to the family Tyrannidae; -- called also tyrant bird.

4. (v. i.) To act like a tyrant; to play the tyrant; to tyrannical.

Greek

5181. Turannos -- "absolute ruler," Tyrannus, an Ephesian
... Tyrannus. A provincial form of the derivative of the base of kurios; a "tyrant";
Tyrannus, an Ephesian -- Tyrannus. see GREEK kurios. (turannou) -- 1 Occurrence ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5633a. seren -- tyrant, lord
... seren. 5633b . tyrant, lord. Transliteration: seren Short Definition: lords. Word
Origin of foreign origin Definition tyrant, lord NASB Word Usage lords (21). ...
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5633. ceren -- tyrant, lord
... 5632, 5633. ceren. 5633a . tyrant, lord. Transliteration: ceren Phonetic
Spelling: (seh'-ren) Short Definition: lord. lord, plate ...
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8586. taalulim -- wantonness, caprice
... babe, delusion. From alal; caprice (as a fit coming on), ie Vexation; concretely
a tyrant -- babe, delusion. see HEBREW alal. 8585b, 8586. taalulim. 8587 . ...
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6216. ashoq -- oppressor, extortioner
... oppressor. From ashaq; oppressive (as noun, a tyrant) -- oppressor. see HEBREW
ashaq. 6215, 6216. ashoq. 6217 . Strong's Numbers.
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6530. parits -- violent one
... destroyer, ravenous, robber. From parats; violent, ie A tyrant -- destroyer, ravenous,
robber. see HEBREW parats. 6529, 6530. parits. 6531 . Strong's Numbers
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6184. arits -- awe-inspiring, terror-striking
... Definition awe-inspiring, terror-striking NASB Word Usage dread (1), most ruthless
(2), ruthless (6), ruthless men (1), ruthless ones (1), tyrant (1), tyrants ...
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5303. Nephilim -- "giants," name of two peoples, one before the ...
... giant. Or nphil {nef-eel'}; from naphal; properly, a feller, ie A bully or tyrant --
giant. see HEBREW naphal. 5302, 5303. Nephilim or Nephilim. 5304 . ...
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1368. gibbor -- strong, mighty
... Or (shortened) gibbor {ghib-bore'}; intensive from the same as geber; powerful;
by implication, warrior, tyrant -- champion, chief, X excel, giant, man, mighty ...
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5081. nadib -- inclined, generous, noble
... From nadab; properly, voluntary, ie Generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee
(sometimes a tyrant) -- free, liberal (things), noble, prince, willing ...
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Library

Maximus the Tyrant. Concerning the Occurrences Between the Empress ...
... Book VII. Chapter XIII."Maximus the Tyrant. Concerning the Occurrences between the
Empress Justina and St. Ambrose. The Emperor Gratian was killed by Guile. ...
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While Licinius Pursued with his Army, the Fugitive Tyrant ...
... Chap. XLIX. While Licinius pursued with his army, the fugitive tyrant retreated�
While Licinius pursued with his army, the fugitive ...
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Blessed Shall they be who Overcome the Tyrant Then. ...
... Piece XXX. Blessed shall they be who overcome the tyrant then.� Blessed
shall they be who overcome the tyrant then. For they shall ...
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Death of Valentinian the Younger, Emperor in Rome, through ...
... Book VII. Chapter XXII."Death of Valentinian the Younger, Emperor in Rome, through
Strangling. The Tyrant Eugenius. Prophecy of John, the Monk of Thebaïs. ...
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How Titus Exhibited all Sorts of Shows at Cesarea Philippi. ...
... CHAPTER 2. How Titus Exhibited All Sorts Of Shows At Cesarea Philippi. Concerning
Simon The Tyrant How He Was Taken, And Reserved For The Triumph. ...
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Of the Information Given by Maximus the Tyrant to Valentinianus.
... Book V. Chapter XIV."Of the information given by Maximus the tyrant to
Valentinianus. After a considerable time Maximus [866] was ...
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The Emperor Thankfully Ascribes his victories and all Other ...
... saints." Chapter XXII."The Emperor thankfully ascribes his Victories and all other
Blessings to Christ; and condemns the Conduct of the Tyrant Maximin, the ...
/.../the life of constantine/chapter xxii the emperor thankfully ascribes.htm

The Character of the Enemies of Religion.
... Neither, although they kept quiet, and bore the bitter servitude, was there
any relief from the murderous cruelty of the tyrant. ...
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The victory of the God-Beloved Emperors.
... engaged in formal war against them, with God as their ally, Maxentius [2751] was
defeated at Rome by Constantine in a remarkable manner, and the tyrant of the ...
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How, by the Contrivance of the Devil, Brother Juniper was ...
... time the devil, desiring to terrify Brother Juniper, and to raise up scandal and
tribulation against him, betook himself to a most cruel tyrant, named Nicholas ...
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Thesaurus

Tyrant (2 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) Any one of numerous species of American clamatorial birds belonging to the
family Tyrannidae; -- called also tyrant bird. ...Tyrant (2 Occurrences). ...
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Nero
... He became emperor of Rome when he was about seventeen years of age (AD 54), and
soon began to exhibit the character of a cruel tyrant and heathen debauchee. ...
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Ruler (329 Occurrences)
... rool'-er: 1. In the Old Testament: (1) moshel, "ruler," "prince," "master" (tyrant),
applied to Joseph in Egypt (Genesis 45:8; compare Psalm 105:21); to the ...
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Tiberius (1 Occurrence)
... He was called a tyrant and was refused deification after death, and Augustus was
said to have prophesied "Alas for the Roman people who shall be ground under ...
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Lamech (11 Occurrences)
... It is very instructive to note that this "father of polygamy" at once becomes the
first blustering tyrant and a braggadocio; we are fully permitted to draw ...
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Irritate (2 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To excite anger or displeasure in; to provoke; to tease; to exasperate;
to annoy; to vex; as, the insolence of a tyrant irritates his subjects. ...
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Immanuel (3 Occurrences)
... the dual object of which was, first, to organize a resistance against Assyria, and
second, to force Ahaz to cooperate in their designs against the common tyrant...
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Imperious (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (a.) Haughty; arrogant; overbearing; as, an imperious tyrant; an imperious manner.
3. (a.) Imperative; urgent; compelling. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Tyrannize (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (vi) To act the tyrant; to exercise arbitrary power; to rule with unjust and
oppressive severity; to exercise power others not permitted by law or required ...
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Tyranny (4 Occurrences)

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Bible Concordance

Tyrant (2 Occurrences)

Isaiah 49:24 Will the goods of war be taken from the strong man, or the prisoners of the cruel one be let go?
(See NAS RSV)

Isaiah 49:25 But the Lord says, Even the prisoners of the strong will be taken from him, and the cruel made to let go his goods: for I will take up your cause against your haters, and I will keep your children safe.
(See NAS RSV)

Subtopics

Tyrant

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Ruler (329 Occurrences)

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Irritate (2 Occurrences)

Immanuel (3 Occurrences)

Imperious (1 Occurrence)

Tyrannize (1 Occurrence)

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