טִירוּנְיָא, (τυραννία) sovereignty, absolute rule, usurpation (corresp. to h. זְרוֹעַ). Y. Yeb. VIII, 9ᵈ top; Y. Kidd. IV, 65ᵈ bot. עיקר ט׳ וכ׳ the principal designation of their (the priests’) usurpation lies in the words (Hos. IV, 4). Pesik. R. s. 15; Pesik. Haḥod. p. 52ᵇ; Lev. R. s. 23, beg. (ref. to בזרוע, Ps. LXXVII, 16) בטר׳ with imperial power. Y. Maas. Sh. V, end, 56ᵈ אלו שהן באין בט׳ לפני וכ׳ those who come before the Lord with power (interch. with בזרוע). Ab. Zar. 3ᵃ אין הקב"ה בא בט׳וכ׳ the Lord does not deal despotically with his creatures. Yalk. Deut. 945 היה עולה אצל אביו בט׳ (Ruth R. introd. במרוצה) came to his father with arrogance.