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
- 2 Thessalonians 3:3Κύριος · LordBut the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:4Κυρίῳ · [the] LordAnd we have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:5Κύριος · LordMay the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6Κυρίου · LordNow we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:12Κυρίῳ · our LordWe command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16 (2×)Κύριος · Lord; Κύριος · Lord [be]Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:18Κυρίου · LordThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.
- 1 Timothy 1:2κυρίου · LordTo Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
- 1 Timothy 1:12Κυρίῳ · LordI thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service.
- 1 Timothy 1:14Κυρίου · LordAnd the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Timothy 6:3Κυρίου · LordIf anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,
- 1 Timothy 6:14Κυρίου · LordKeep this commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,
- 1 Timothy 6:15Κύριος · Lord…which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.
- 2 Timothy 1:2Κυρίου · LordTo Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
- 2 Timothy 1:8Κυρίου · LordSo do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
- 2 Timothy 1:16Κύριος · LordMay the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.
- 2 Timothy 1:18 (2×)Κύριος · Lord; Κυρίου · [His]May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.
- 2 Timothy 2:7Κύριος · LordConsider what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all things.
- 2 Timothy 2:19 (2×)Κύριος · [The] Lord; Κυρίου · of the LordNevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
- 2 Timothy 2:22Κύριον · LordFlee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
- 2 Timothy 2:24Κυρίου · of [the] LordAnd a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.
- 2 Timothy 3:11Κύριος · Lord…my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.
- 2 Timothy 4:8κύριος · LordFrom now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.
- 2 Timothy 4:14Κύριος · LordAlexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
- 2 Timothy 4:17Κύριός · LordBut the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
- 2 Timothy 4:18Κύριος · LordAnd the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
- 2 Timothy 4:22Κύριος · LordThe Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you all.
- Philemon 1:3Κυρίου · [the] LordGrace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- Philemon 1:5Κύριον · Lord…because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
- Philemon 1:16Κυρίῳ · [the] Lord…no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.
- Philemon 1:20Κυρίῳ · [the] LordYes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
- Philemon 1:25Κυρίου · LordThe grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
- Hebrews 1:10Κύριε · O LordAnd: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
- Hebrews 2:3Κυρίου · Lord…how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
- Hebrews 7:14Κύριος · LordFor it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.
- Hebrews 7:21Κύριος · [The] Lord…but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
- Hebrews 8:2Κύριος · Lord…and who ministers in the sanctuary and true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man.
- Hebrews 8:8Κύριος · [the] LordBut God found fault with the people and said: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
- Hebrews 8:9Κύριος · [the] LordIt will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.
- Hebrews 8:10Κύριος · [the] LordFor this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
- Hebrews 8:11Κύριον · LordNo longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest.
- Hebrews 10:16Κύριος · [the] Lord“This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”
- Hebrews 10:30Κύριος · [The] LordFor we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”
- Hebrews 12:5Κυρίου · of [the] LordAnd you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
- Hebrews 12:6Κύριος · [the] LordFor the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”
- Hebrews 12:14Κύριον · LordPursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
- Hebrews 13:6Κύριος · [The] Lord [is]So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”