κυβερνήτης, κυβερνητου, ὁ (κυβερνάω (`to steer'; see the preceding word)); from Homer down; steersman, helmsman, sailing-master; (A. V. master, ship-master): Act_27:11; Rev_18:17. (Eze_27:8; Eze_27:27 f.) STRONGS NT 2942a: κυκλεύωκυκλεύω: 1 aorist ἐκύκλευσα; to go round (Strabo and other later writers); to encircle, encompass, surround: τήν παρεμβολήν, Rev_20:9 (where R G Tr ἐκύκλωσαν); (τινα, Joh_10:24 Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading; (see WH's Appendix, p. 171)).

κυβερνήτης kybernē tē s 2 x a pilot, helmsman, Act_27:11 ; Rev_18:17 κυκλεύω kykleuō 1x to encircle, surround, encompass, Rev_20:9

κυβερνήτης , -ου , ὁ ( see κυβέρνησις ), [in LXX for H2259 , Eze_27:8 ; Eze_27:27-28 , Pro_23:24 , 4Ma_7:1 * ;] 1. a steersman, pilot: Act_27:11 , Rev_18:17 . 2. Metaph ., a guide, governor ( Eur ., Plat .).†

κυβερνήτης [page 363] κυβερνήτης in the sense of steersman, pilot, is common, e.g. P Oxy II. 276 .6 (A.D. 77) κυβερνῆται π [λ ]οίο [υ ] ναυλωσίμου , ib. III. 522 .15 (ii/A.D.) ναυτικ (οῦ ) Ὡρίωνος κυβε (ρνήτου ), P Tebt II. 370 .3 (ii/iii A.D.) κυβερνήτου πλοίου . In OGIS 676 .3 (A.D. 106 7) (= Archiv ii. p. 439, No. 43) we hear of an official described as κυβερνήτου Νείλου . In Act_27:11 τῷ κυβερνήτῃ καὶ τῷ ναυκλήρῳ is rendered by Ramsay ( Paul , p. 322) the sailing-master and the captain. Isis is described as κυβερνῆτις in the literary papyrus P Oxy XI. 1380 .69 (early ii/A.D.).

κυβερνήτης κυ^βερνήτης, ου, [Etym: κυβερνάω] "a steersman, helmsman, pilot", Lat. gubernator, Hom. , etc.: ionic acc. κυβερνήτεα Hdt. metaph. "a guide, governor", Eur. , Plat.

κυβερνήτης, -ου, ὁ (see: κυβέρνησις), [in LXX for חֹבֵל, Eze.27:8, 27-28, Pro.23:24, 4Ma.7:1 * ;] __1. a steersman, pilot: Act.27:11, Rev.18:17. __2. Metaphorical, a guide, governor (Eur., Plat.).† (AS)