Definition
κύριος, -α, -ον (also -ος, -ον),
[in LXX (subst.) chiefly for יהוה, also for בַּעַל ,אָדוֹן, etc. ;]
having power (κῦρος) or authority; as subst., ὁ κ., lord, master;
1. in general: with genitive of thing(s), Matthew 9:38; 20:8, Mark 12:9; 13:35, Luke 19:33; τ. σαββάτου, Matthew 12:8, Mark 2:28, Luke 6:5; with genitive of person(s), δούλου, etc., Matthew 10:24, Luke 14:21, Acts 16:16, al.; absol, opposite to οἱ δοῦλοι, Ephesians 6:5, 9 al.; of the Emperor (Deiss., LAE, 161), Acts 25:26; θεοὶ πολλοὶ καὶ κ. πολλοί, 1 Corinthians 8:5; of a husband, 1 Peter 3:6; in voc, as a title of respect to masters, teachers, magistrates, etc., Matthew 13:27; 16:22; 27:63, Mark 7:28, Luke 5:12, John 4:11, Acts 9:5, al.
2. As a divine title (frequently in π.; Deiss., LAE, 353 ff.); in NT,
(a) of God: ὁ κ., Matthew 5:33, Mark 5:19, Luke 1:6, Acts 7:33, Hebrews 8:2, James 4:15, al.; anarth. (Bl., §46, 6), Matthew 21:9, Mark 13:20, Luke 1:17, Hebrews 7:21, 1 Peter 1:25, al.; κ. τ. οὐρανοῦ καὶ τ. γῆς, Matthew 11:25; τ. κυριευόντων, 1 Timothy 6:15; κ. ὁ θεός, Matthew 4:7, 10 al.; id. before παντοκράτωρ, Revelation 4:8; κ. σαβαώθ, Romans 9:29; (ὁ) ἄγγελος κυρίου, Matthew 1:20; 2:13, Luke 1:11, al.; πνεῦμα κυρίου, Luke 4:18, Acts 8:39;
(b) of the Christ: Matthew 21:3, Mark 11:3, Luke 1:43; 20:44, al.; of Jesus after his resurrection (Dalman, Words, 330), Acts 10:36, Romans 14:8, 1 Corinthians 7:22, Ephesians 4:5, al.; ὁ κ. μου, John 20:28; ὁ κ. Ἰησοῦς, Acts 1:21, 1 Corinthians 11:23, al.; id. before Χριστός, Ephesians 1:2, al.; ὁ κ. ἡμῶν, 1 Timothy 1:14, Hebrews 7:14, al.; id. before Ἰησοῦς, 1 Thessalonians 3:11, Hebrews 13:20, al.; Χριστός, Romans 16:18; Ἰ Χ., 1 Corinthians 1:2, 1 Thessalonians 1:3, al.; Ἰ. Χ. (Χ. Ἰ) ὁ κ. (ἡμῶν), Romans 1:4, Colossians 2:6, Ephesians 3:11, al.; ὁ κ. καὶ ὁ σωτὴρ, 2 Peter 3:2; id. before Ἰ. Χ., ib. 18; anarth., 1 Corinthians 7:22, 25, James 5:4, al.; κ. κυρίων, Revelation 19:16; with prep., ἀπὸ (κατὰ, πρὸς, σὺν, etc.) κ., Colossians 3:24, al.
SYN: see: δεσπότης.
Glossary entries
Lord Righteousness Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachthani? Eli Abba Most High
Where it occurs
Occurrences
- Matthew 1:20Κυρίου · of [the] LordBut after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
- Matthew 1:22Κυρίου · the LordAll this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
- Matthew 1:24Κυρίου · of [the] LordWhen Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.
- Matthew 2:13κυρίου · of [the] LordWhen the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
- Matthew 2:15κυρίου · [the] Lord…where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
- Matthew 2:19Κυρίου · of [the] LordAfter Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
- Matthew 3:3Κυρίου · for [the] LordThis is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
- Matthew 4:7Κύριον · [the] LordJesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
- Matthew 4:10Κύριον · [the] Lord“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
- Matthew 5:33Κυρίῳ · LordAgain, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
- Matthew 6:24κυρίοις · mastersNo one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
- Matthew 7:21 (2×)Κύριε · Lord; Κύριε · LordNot everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
- Matthew 7:22 (2×)Κύριε · Lord; Κύριε · LordMany will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
- Matthew 8:2Κύριε · LordSuddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
- Matthew 8:6Κύριε · Lord“Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”
- Matthew 8:8Κύριε · LordThe centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
- Matthew 8:21Κύριε · LordAnother of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
- Matthew 8:25Κύριε · LordThe disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
- Matthew 9:28Κύριε · LordAfter Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.
- Matthew 9:38Κυρίου · LordAsk the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”
- Matthew 10:24κύριον · masterA disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
- Matthew 10:25κύριος · masterIt is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
- Matthew 11:25Κύριε · LordAt that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
- Matthew 12:8κύριος · LordFor the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
- Matthew 13:27Κύριε · SirThe owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
- Matthew 14:28Κύριε · Lord“Lord, if it is You,” Peter replied, “command me to come to You on the water.”
- Matthew 14:30Κύριε · LordBut when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
- Matthew 15:22Κύριε · LordAnd a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”
- Matthew 15:25Κύριε · LordThe woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
- Matthew 15:27 (2×)κύριε · Lord; κυρίων · master’s“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
- Matthew 16:22Κύριε · LordPeter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!”
- Matthew 17:4Κύριε · LordPeter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
- Matthew 17:15Κύριε · Lord“Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
- Matthew 18:21Κύριε · LordThen Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
- Matthew 18:25κύριος · masterSince the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.
- Matthew 18:27κύριος · masterHis master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.
- Matthew 18:31κυρίῳ · masterWhen his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.
- Matthew 18:32κύριος · masterThen the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.
- Matthew 18:34κύριος · masterIn anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.
- Matthew 20:8κύριος · ownerWhen evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’
- Matthew 20:30Κύριε · LordAnd there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
- Matthew 20:31Κύριε · LordThe crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
- Matthew 20:33Κύριε · Lord“Lord,” they answered, “let our eyes be opened.”
- Matthew 21:3Κύριος · LordIf anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”
- Matthew 21:9Κυρίου · of [the] LordThe crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
- Matthew 21:30κύριε · sirThen the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.
- Matthew 21:40κύριος · ownerTherefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”