κύριος

kurioslord: God
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine716 occurrences23 books659 verses
This word comes from the name of LORD.

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

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

716 total
  1. Revelation 11:17Κύριε · O Lord
    …saying: “We give thanks to You, O Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign.
  2. Revelation 14:13Κυρίῳ · [the] Lord
    And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
  3. Revelation 15:3Κύριε · O Lord
    …and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
  4. Revelation 15:4Κύριε · O Lord
    Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
  5. Revelation 16:7Κύριε · Lord
    And I heard the altar reply: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments.”
  6. Revelation 17:14 (2×)Κύριος · Lord; κυρίων · of lords
    They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
  7. Revelation 18:8Κύριος · Lord
    Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”
  8. Revelation 19:6Κύριος · Lord
    And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.
  9. Revelation 19:16 (2×)ΚΥΡΙΟΣ · LORD; ΚΥΡΙΩΝ · OF LORDS
    And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
  10. Revelation 21:22Κύριος · Lord
    But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
  11. Revelation 22:5Κύριος · [the] Lord
    There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.
  12. Revelation 22:6Κύριος · Lord
    Then the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place.”
  13. Revelation 22:20Κύριε · Lord
    He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
  14. Revelation 22:21Κυρίου · Lord
    The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen.