usurp authority over

Concise Bible Dictionary:

See POWER.

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:
831 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)
Greek:
αὐθεντέω
Transliteration:
authenteo
Phonic:
ow-then-teh’-o
Meaning:
from a compound of 846 and an obsolete ἕντης (a worker); to act of oneself, i.e. (figuratively) dominate
KJV Usage:
usurp authority over