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
- Luke 1:11Κυρίου · of [the] LordJust then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
- Luke 1:15Κυρίου · Lord…for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
- Luke 1:16Κύριον · [the] LordMany of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
- Luke 1:17Κυρίῳ · for [the] LordAnd he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
- Luke 1:25Κύριος · The Lord“The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
- Luke 1:28Κύριος · Lord [is]The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
- Luke 1:32Κύριος · LordHe will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
- Luke 1:38Κυρίου · Lord’s“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.
- Luke 1:43Κυρίου · LordAnd why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
- Luke 1:45Κυρίου · [the] Lord’sBlessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
- Luke 1:46Κύριον · LordThen Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,
- Luke 1:58Κύριος · [the] LordHer neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
- Luke 1:66Κυρίου · the Lord’sAnd all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
- Luke 1:68Κύριος · [the] Lord“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
- Luke 1:76Κυρίου · the LordAnd you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
- Luke 2:9 (2×)Κυρίου · of [the] Lord; Κυρίου · of [the] LordJust then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
- Luke 2:11Κύριος · [the] LordToday in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!
- Luke 2:15Κύριος · LordWhen the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
- Luke 2:22Κυρίῳ · LordAnd when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord
- Luke 2:23 (2×)Κυρίου · of [the] Lord; Κυρίῳ · Lord…(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),
- Luke 2:24Κυρίου · of [the] Lord…and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
- Luke 2:26Κυρίου · Lord’sThe Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
- Luke 2:39Κυρίου · of [the] LordWhen Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
- Luke 3:4Κυρίου · for [the] Lord…as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.
- Luke 4:8Κύριον · [the] LordBut Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
- Luke 4:12Κύριον · [the] LordBut Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
- Luke 4:18Κυρίου · of [the] Lord [is]“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
- Luke 4:19Κυρίου · of [the] Lord’s…to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
- Luke 5:8Κύριε · LordWhen Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
- Luke 5:12Κύριε · LordWhile Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
- Luke 5:17Κυρίου · of [the] LordOne day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
- Luke 6:5Κύριός · LordThen Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
- Luke 6:46 (2×)Κύριε · Lord; κύριε · LordWhy do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?
- Luke 7:6Κύριε · LordSo Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.
- Luke 7:13Κύριος · LordWhen the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”
- Luke 7:19Κύριον · LordSo John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
- Luke 9:54Κύριε · LordWhen the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”
- Luke 9:59Κύριε · LordThen He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
- Luke 9:61Κύριε · LordStill another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”
- Luke 10:1Κύριος · LordAfter this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
- Luke 10:2Κυρίου · LordAnd He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.
- Luke 10:17Κύριε · LordThe seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
- Luke 10:21Κύριε · LordAt that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and 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. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
- Luke 10:27Κύριον · [the] LordHe answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
- Luke 10:39Κυρίου · Lord’sShe had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.
- Luke 10:40Κύριε · LordBut Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”
- Luke 10:41Κύριος · Lord“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.