G3841 — παντοκράτωρ (pantokrator)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G3841
Original: παντοκράτωρ
Transliteration: pantokrator
Pronunciation: pan-tok-rat'-ore
Part of Speech: Masculine noun
Root: Compound of πᾶς (pas, G3956 — all) + κράτος (kratos, G2904 — dominion, strength)
Occurrences: 10 in NT (10 unique verses)
First Occurrence: 2Co 6:18 — "And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

From G3956 (pas — all) and G2904 (kratos — dominion); the all-ruling, i.e. God as absolute and universal sovereign.

Louw-Nida Semantic Domain¶

Domain: 12 — Supernatural Beings and Powers
Subdomain: 12.1 — Supernatural Beings
Other words in subdomain: ἀββά (G5), ἄγγελος (G32), ἄθεος (G112), αἰών (G165), ἀρχάγγελος (G743), δαιμόνιον (G1140), διάβολος (G1228)

UBS Semantic Domains¶

Code	Domain Label	Notes
012	Supernatural Beings and Powers	`search_relationships.py` places pantokrator in the divine/supernatural sovereignty field, consistent with its fixed use as a title for God.

Morphological Distribution¶

All 10 occurrences are nominative singular masculine (N-NSM) except two genitive singular (N-GSM):

Case	Count	Verses
Nominative (Παντοκράτωρ)	8	2Co 6:18; Rev 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 19:6; 21:22
Genitive (Παντοκράτορος)	2	Rev 16:14; 19:15

The word appears exclusively as a divine title — never in oblique constructions or with articles alone.

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Count	%
Almighty	8	80%
of Almighty	1	10%
omnipotent	1	10%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Revelation	9	2.2
2 Corinthians	1	0.4

Overwhelmingly a Revelation word (9 of 10). The single Pauline use (2Co 6:18) is an OT quotation chain. The word never appears in the Gospels, Acts, or the General Epistles.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Liturgical Doxology — "Lord God Almighty"¶

The fixed phrase κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ ("Lord God Almighty") appears as a worship formula: - Rev 4:8 — "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come." - Rev 11:17 — "We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come." - Rev 15:3 — "Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints." - Rev 16:7 — "Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments."

2. Self-Identification / Christological Title¶

Used in divine self-declarations or as a title identifying God's essential nature: - Rev 1:8 — "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty." - 2Co 6:18 — "And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."

3. Eschatological Sovereignty — God Acting in Judgment¶

The genitive form appears when divine power is exercised in final acts of judgment or cosmic rule: - Rev 16:14 — "...to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty." - Rev 19:15 — "...he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God." - Rev 19:6 — "Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth."

4. Divine Presence Replacing the Temple¶

Rev 21:22 — "And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it."

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
κύριος (kyrios)	G2962	8x (80%)	"Lord God Almighty" — fixed liturgical formula
θεός (theos)	G2316	7x (70%)	"Lord God Almighty" / "God Almighty"
ἔρχομαι (erchomai)	G2064	3x (30%)	"which is to come" — temporal sovereignty formula
μέγας (megas)	G3173	3x (30%)	"great day" / "great and marvellous" — amplifying divine acts
ἅγιος (hagios)	G40	2x (20%)	"Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty"
ἀληθινός (alethinos)	G228	2x (20%)	"true and righteous are thy judgments"
δίκαιος (dikaios)	G1342	2x (20%)	"just and true" / "righteous are thy judgments"
βασιλεύω (basileuo)	G936	2x (20%)	"the Lord God omnipotent reigneth"
ἀρνίον (arnion)	G721	2x (20%)	"the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb"

Word Family / Cognates¶

G3956 πᾶς (pas) — all, every, the whole (first element)
G2904 κράτος (kratos) — dominion, sovereign strength, might (12 NT occurrences; near-exclusively divine)
G2902 κρατέω (krateo) — to seize, hold fast, prevail (47 NT occurrences)
G2900 κραταιός (krataios) — mighty (1 NT occurrence, 1 Pet 5:6 — "the mighty hand of God")

Synonyms¶

No direct synonyms were returned by search_relationships.py for G3841.

Antonyms¶

No antonyms were returned by search_relationships.py for G3841.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
שַׁדַּי (Shadday)	H7706	"Almighty" (48x OT)	OT divine title; pantokrator is its NT equivalent. Shadday emphasizes sufficiency/overpowering force; pantokrator emphasizes universal rule over all things

Domain Neighbors (Louw-Nida 12.1 — Supernatural Beings)¶

Strong's	Lemma	Total Verses	Primary KJV	Key Difference
G5	ἀββά	3	Abba	Intimate familial address to God
G32	ἄγγελος	141	angel(s)	Created messenger being
G1228	διάβολος	32	devil	Cosmic adversary; opposite pole
G1140	δαιμόνιον	48	devils	Minor hostile spirits
G743	ἀρχάγγελος	2	archangel	Chief created messenger
G1497	εἴδωλον	10	idol(s)	False/rival deity representation

Pantokrator stands alone in this domain as the sole title denoting God's absolute universal sovereignty.

Hebrew Source (via LXX)¶

Hebrew Source	Strong's	Co-occ	PMI	Notes
צָבָא (tsaba)	H6635	113	5.31	"hosts" — LXX renders "LORD of hosts" as kyrios pantokrator
שַׁדַּי (Shadday)	H7706	15	5.64	"Almighty" — direct semantic equivalent
יְהֹוָה (YHWH)	H3068	121	1.83	The divine name, contextual overlap
אֵל (el)	H410	12	3.03	"God" / "mighty one"

The dominant LXX pattern: יהוה צְבָאוֹת (YHWH tseba'oth, "LORD of hosts") is regularly rendered as κύριος παντοκράτωρ ("Lord Almighty"). This makes tsaba (H6635) the primary Hebrew source by sheer frequency, while Shadday (H7706) is the closer semantic match (highest PMI per occurrence).