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 11:1Κύριε · LordOne day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
- Luke 11:39Κύριος · LordThen the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
- Luke 12:36κύριον · masterThen you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.
- Luke 12:37κύριος · masterBlessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.
- Luke 12:41Κύριε · Lord“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”
- Luke 12:42 (2×)Κύριος · Lord; κύριος · masterAnd the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?
- Luke 12:43κύριος · masterBlessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
- Luke 12:45κύριός · masterBut suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.
- Luke 12:46κύριος · masterThe master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.
- Luke 12:47κυρίου · master’sThat servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.
- Luke 13:8Κύριε · Sir‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it.
- Luke 13:15Κύριος · Lord“You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?
- Luke 13:23Κύριε · Lord“Lord,” someone asked Him, “will only a few people be saved?” Jesus answered,
- Luke 13:25Κύριε · LordAfter the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
- Luke 13:35Κυρίου · of [the] LordLook, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
- Luke 14:21κυρίῳ · masterThe servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
- Luke 14:22Κύριε · Sir‘Sir,’ the servant replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’
- Luke 14:23κύριος · masterSo the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.
- Luke 16:3κύριός · masterThe manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.
- Luke 16:5 (2×)κυρίου · master’s; κυρίῳ · masterAnd he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.
- Luke 16:8κύριος · masterThe master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.
- Luke 16:13κυρίοις · mastersNo servant 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.”
- Luke 17:5Κυρίῳ · LordThe apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
- Luke 17:6Κύριος · LordAnd the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.
- Luke 17:37Κύριε · Lord“Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”
- Luke 18:6Κύριος · LordAnd the Lord said, “Listen to the words of the unjust judge.
- Luke 18:41Κύριε · Lord“What do you want Me to do for you?” “Lord,” he said, “let me see again.”
- Luke 19:8 (2×)Κύριον · Lord; Κύριε · LordBut Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”
- Luke 19:16Κύριε · MasterThe first servant came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.’
- Luke 19:18κύριε · MasterThe second servant came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.’
- Luke 19:20Κύριε · MasterThen another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.
- Luke 19:25Κύριε · Master‘Master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’
- Luke 19:31Κύριος · LordIf anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
- Luke 19:33κύριοι · ownersAs they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
- Luke 19:34Κύριος · Lord“The Lord needs it,” they answered.
- Luke 19:38Κυρίου · of [the] Lord“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
- Luke 20:13κύριος · owner‘What shall I do?’ asked the owner of the vineyard. ‘I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’
- Luke 20:15κύριος · ownerSo they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
- Luke 20:37Κύριον · [the] LordEven Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
- Luke 20:42 (2×)Κύριος · [The] Lord; Κυρίῳ · LordFor David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
- Luke 20:44Κύριον · LordThus David calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?”
- Luke 22:33Κύριε · Lord“Lord,” said Peter, “I am ready to go with You even to prison and to death.”
- Luke 22:38Κύριε · LordSo they said, “Look, Lord, here are two swords.” “That is enough,” He answered.
- Luke 22:49Κύριε · LordThose around Jesus saw what was about to happen and said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”
- Luke 22:61 (2×)Κύριος · Lord; Κυρίου · LordAnd the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”