authenteo refers to exercising authority over another in the prohibition of 1 Timothy 2:12.

The sole attested use places the term in a prohibition concerning a woman teaching or exercising authority over a man in 1 Timothy 2:12.

1. Exercising authority over another · dominant

   In 1 Timothy 2:12, the present active infinitive αὐθεντεῖν stands alongside teaching in what is not permitted toward a man; the APB renders the clause "to exercise authority over a man."

   1 Timothy 2:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Timothy 2:12, the APB presents the relevant clause as "to exercise authority over a man." This identifies the clause's presentation rather than a precise lexical equivalence.