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. Matthew 21:42Κυρίου · [the] Lord
    Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
  2. Matthew 22:37κύριον · [the] Lord
    Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
  3. Matthew 22:43Κύριον · Lord
    Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:
  4. Matthew 22:44 (2×)Κύριος · The Lord; Κυρίῳ · Lord
    ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
  5. Matthew 22:45Κύριον · Lord
    So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”
  6. Matthew 23:39Κυρίου · of [the] Lord
    For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
  7. Matthew 24:42κύριος · Lord
    Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
  8. Matthew 24:45κύριος · master
    Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
  9. Matthew 24:46κύριος · master
    Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
  10. Matthew 24:48κύριος · master
    But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’
  11. Matthew 24:50κύριος · master
    The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.
  12. Matthew 25:11 (2×)Κύριε · Lord; κύριε · lord
    Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’
  13. Matthew 25:18κυρίου · master’s
    But the servant who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.
  14. Matthew 25:19κύριος · master
    After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.
  15. Matthew 25:20Κύριε · Master
    The servant who had received the five talents came and presented five more. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’
  16. Matthew 25:21 (2×)κύριος · master; κυρίου · master
    His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
  17. Matthew 25:22Κύριε · Master
    The servant who had received the two talents also came and said, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents. See, I have gained two more.’
  18. Matthew 25:23 (2×)κύριος · master; κυρίου · master
    His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
  19. Matthew 25:24Κύριε · Master
    Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
  20. Matthew 25:26κύριος · master
    ‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.
  21. Matthew 25:37Κύριε · Lord
    Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink?
  22. Matthew 25:44Κύριε · Lord
    And they too will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’
  23. Matthew 26:22Κύριε · Lord
    They were deeply grieved and began to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I, Lord?”
  24. Matthew 27:10Κύριος · [the] Lord
    …and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord had commanded me.”
  25. Matthew 27:63Κύριε · Sir
    “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’
  26. Matthew 28:2Κυρίου · of [the] Lord
    Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.
  27. Mark 1:3Κυρίου · for [the] Lord
    “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
  28. Mark 2:28κύριός · Lord
    Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
  29. Mark 5:19Κύριός · Lord
    But Jesus would not allow him. “Go home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy He has shown you.”
  30. Mark 7:28Κύριε · Lord
    “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
  31. Mark 11:3Κύριος · Lord
    If anyone asks, ‘Why are you doing this?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it shortly.’”
  32. Mark 11:9Κυρίου · of [the] Lord
    The ones who went ahead and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”
  33. Mark 12:9κύριος · owner
    What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.
  34. Mark 12:11Κυρίου · [the] Lord
    This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
  35. Mark 12:29 (2×)Κύριος · [the] Lord; Κύριος · [the] Lord
    Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
  36. Mark 12:30Κύριον · [the] Lord
    Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
  37. Mark 12:36 (2×)Κύριος · [The] Lord; Κυρίῳ · Lord
    Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
  38. Mark 12:37Κύριον · Lord
    David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.
  39. Mark 13:20Κύριος · [the] Lord
    If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.
  40. Mark 13:35κύριος · master
    Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.
  41. Mark 16:19Κύριος · Lord
    After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
  42. Mark 16:20Κυρίου · Lord
    And they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs that accompanied it.
  43. Luke 1:6Κυρίου · Lord
    Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
  44. Luke 1:9Κυρίου · Lord
    …he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.