- Original: κυβέρνησις - Transliteration: Kubernesis - Phonetic: koo-ber'-nay-sis - Definition: 1. a governing, government - Origin: from kubernao (of Latin origin, to steer) - TDNT entry: 20:15,5 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From κυβερνάω kubernaō(of Latin origin to steer); pilotage that is (figuratively) directorship (in the church): - government. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • governments, 1 1 Corinthians 12:28