Kuriotes denotes ruling authority or status, named among exalted powers and rejected by those who defile the flesh.

The occurrences show κυριότης as ruling authority or status: it is listed among created and exalted powers in Colossians 1:16 and Ephesians 1:21, while 2 Peter 2:10 and Jude 1:8 place it as what corrupt people despise or reject.

1. Ruling status among powers · dominant

   In Colossians 1:16, the nominative plural form occurs in the list of things created, alongside “thrones,” “rulers,” and “authorities” in the APB rendering. In Ephesians 1:21, the genitive singular form is included among the powers over which the exalted figure stands.

   Colossians 1:16Ephesians 1:21
2. Authority rejected or despised · common

   In 2 Peter 2:10, the genitive singular form stands in the clause about people who “despise lordship” in the APB rendering. In Jude 1:8, the accusative singular form is the object of “reject lordship,” alongside defiling the flesh and blaspheming glories.

   2 Peter 2:10Jude 1:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “lordship” in all four verses, both in catalogues of powers and as what certain people despise or reject. This rendering confirms the clauses' overall presentation rather than supplying a finer distinction.