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GreekG2962Noun (Masculine)

κύριος

kurios

688Occurrences
G2962Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)

from (supremacy);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
having power (κῦρος) or authority., ὁ κ., lord, master
1.in general
2.As a divine title (frequently in π.; Deiss., LAE, 353 ff.); in NT
(a)of God
(b)of the Christ
LXX: (subst.) chiefly for יהוה, also for בַּעַל,אָדוֹן, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

κύριος appears 688 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
104
Luke
100
Matthew
76
1 Corinthians
59
John
50
Romans
39
2 Corinthians
27
Ephesians
26

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 1:2BSB

To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

2 Peter 3:18BSB

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity.Amen.

Acts 9:31BSB

Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.

Luke 1:6BSB

Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.

Matthew 22:43BSB

Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:

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