κυβερνήτηςkybernḗtēs
helmsman, i.e. (by implication) captain
Greek (New Testament) · G2942
Meanings
1. a steersman, pilot: Acts 27:11, Revelation 18:17.
2. Metaph., a guide, governor.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Acts 27:11 But the officer in charge of the prisoners listened more to the ship’s captain and the owner than to Paul.
- Revelation 18:17 In a single moment all the wealth of the city is gone!” And all the captains of the merchant ships and their passengers and sailors and crews will stand at a distance.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.