- Original: δεσπότης - Transliteration: Despotes - Phonetic: des-pot'-ace - Definition: 1. a master, Lord - Origin: perhaps from G1210 and posis (a husband) - TDNT entry: 02:44,1 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Perhaps from G1210 and πόσις posis (a husband); an absolute ruler (despot): - Lord master. Total KJV Occurrences: 10 • Lord, 5 Luke 2:29; Act 4:24; 2 Peter 2:1; Jude 1:4; Revelation 6:10 • masters, 4 1 Timothy 6:1; 1 Timothy 6:2; Titus 2:9; 1 Peter 2:18 • use, 1 2 Timothy 2:21