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A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd ed. is unavailable, but you can change that!

Described as an "invaluable reference work" (Classical Philology) and "a tool indispensable for the study of early Christian literature" (Religious Studies Review) in its previous edition, this new updated American edition of Walter Bauer's Wörterbuch zu den Schriften des Neuen Testaments builds on its predecessor's staggering deposit of extraordinary erudition relating to Greek literature from...

power that the κύριος wields, ruling power, lordship, dominion (cp. θειότης as the essential aspect of θεός), ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ εἰς ἐξουσίαν μεγάλην κεῖται καὶ κυριότητα the Son of God appears in great authority and ruling power Hs 5, 6, 1 (κεῖμαι 3c). κυριότητα ἀθετεῖν Jd 8 and κυριότητος καταφρονεῖν 2 Pt 2:10, which is usu. considered dependent on it, is oft. (Ritschl, Spitta, HvSoden, BWeiss, Kühl, Mayor, Windisch, Knopf, Vrede et al.—FHauck leaves the choice open betw. 2 and