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GreekG2783Noun (Masculine)

κῆρυξ

kērux

3Occurrences
G2783Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a herald, i.e. of divine truth (especially of the gospel)

from G2784 (κηρύσσω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
-υκος, ὁ a herald.
LXX: Dan LXX TH (כָּרוֹז), *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

κῆρυξ appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Timothy
1
2 Peter
1
2 Timothy
1

Key Passages

1 Timothy 2:7BSB

For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.

2 Peter 2:5BSB

if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;

2 Timothy 1:11BSB

to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.