Dictionary entry

κυριεύω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

κυριεύω

(< κύριος), [in LXX chiefly for משׁל;]

to be lord or master of, to rule (over): c. gen. obj., Lk 22:25, Ro 14:9, II Co 1:24; absol., I Ti 6:15; metaph., ὁ θάνατος, Ro 6:9; ἡ ἁμαρτία, Ro 6:14; ὁ νόμος, Ro 7:1 (cf. κατα-κυριεύω).†