Bible Encyclopedias
Dominion
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
dō̇ -min´yun : In Ephesians 1:21; Colossians 1:16 the word so translated ( κυριότης , kuriótēs ) appears to denote a rank or order of angels. The same word is probably to be so interpreted in Judges 1:8 (the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) "dominion"), and in 2 Peter 2:10 (the King James Version "government," the Revised Version (British and American) "dominion"). See ANGEL .
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Dominion'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/d/dominion.html. 1915.