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kurios G2962

κύριος (kurios) means “lord: God” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

κύριος Greek · G2962 707 tagged occurrences in 650 verses

Pronunciation guide: koo'-ree-os Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2962G

κύριος · kurios · lord: God

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), Mat.9:38 20:8, Mrk.12:9 13:35, Luk.19:33; τ. σαββάτου, Mat.12:8, Mrk.2:28, Luk.6:5; with genitive of person(s), δούλου, etc., Mat.10:24, Luk.14:21, Act.16:16, al.; absol, opposite to οἱ δοῦλοι, Eph.6:5, 9 al.; of the Emperor (Deiss., LAE, 161), Act.25:26; θεοὶ πολλοὶ καὶ κ. πολλοί, 1Co.8:5; of a husband, 1Pe.3:6; in voc, as a title of respect to masters, teachers, magistrates, etc., Mat.13:27 16:22 27:63, Mrk.7:28, Luk.5:12, Jhn.4:11, Act.9:5, al. 2. As a divine title (frequently in π.; Deiss., LAE, 353 ff.); in NT, (a) of God: ὁ κ., Mat.5:33, Mrk.5:19, Luk.1:6, Act.7:33, Heb.8:2, Jas.4:15, al.; anarth. (Bl., §46, 6), Mat.21:9, Mrk.13:20, Luk.1:17, Heb.7:21, 1Pe.1:25, al.; κ. τ. οὐρανοῦ καὶ τ. γῆς, Mat.11:25; τ. κυριευόντων, 1Ti.6:15; κ. ὁ θεός, Mat.4:7, 10 al.; id. before παντοκράτωρ, Rev.4:8; κ. σαβαώθ, Rom.9:29; (ὁ) ἄγγελος κυρίου, Mat.1:20 2:13, Luk.1:11, al.; πνεῦμα κυρίου, Luk.4:18, Act.8:39; (b) of the Christ: Mat.21:3, Mrk.11:3, Luk.1:43 20:44, al.; of Jesus after his resurrection (Dalman, Words, 330), Act.10:36, Rom.14:8, 1Co.7:22, Eph.4:5, al.; ὁ κ. μου, Jhn.20:28; ὁ κ. Ἰησοῦς, Act.1:21, 1Co.11:23, al.; id. before Χριστός, Eph.1:2, al.; ὁ κ. ἡμῶν, 1Ti.1:14, Heb.7:14, al.; id. before Ἰησοῦς, 1Th.3:11, Heb.13:20, al.; Χριστός, Rom.16:18; Ἰ Χ., 1Co.1:2, 1Th.1:3, al.; Ἰ. Χ. (Χ. Ἰ) ὁ κ. (ἡμῶν), Rom.1:4, Col.2:6, Eph.3:11, al.; ὁ κ. καὶ ὁ σωτὴρ, 2Pe.3:2; id. before Ἰ. Χ., ib. 18; anarth., 1Co.7:22, 25 Jas.5:4, al.; κ. κυρίων, Rev.19:16; with prep., ἀπὸ (κατὰ, πρὸς, σὺν, etc.) κ., Col.3:24, al. SYN: see: δεσπότης. (AS)

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TBESG · G2962H

κύριος · kurios · lord: master

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), Mat.9:38 20:8, Mrk.12:9 13:35, Luk.19:33; τ. σαββάτου, Mat.12:8, Mrk.2:28, Luk.6:5; with genitive of person(s), δούλου, etc., Mat.10:24, Luk.14:21, Act.16:16, al.; absol, opposite to οἱ δοῦλοι, Eph.6:5, 9 al.; of the Emperor (Deiss., LAE, 161), Act.25:26; θεοὶ πολλοὶ καὶ κ. πολλοί, 1Co.8:5; of a husband, 1Pe.3:6; in voc, as a title of respect to masters, teachers, magistrates, etc., Mat.13:27 16:22 27:63, Mrk.7:28, Luk.5:12, Jhn.4:11, Act.9:5, al. 2. As a divine title (frequently in π.; Deiss., LAE, 353 ff.); in NT, (a) of God: ὁ κ., Mat.5:33, Mrk.5:19, Luk.1:6, Act.7:33, Heb.8:2, Jas.4:15, al.; anarth. (Bl., §46, 6), Mat.21:9, Mrk.13:20, Luk.1:17, Heb.7:21, 1Pe.1:25, al.; κ. τ. οὐρανοῦ καὶ τ. γῆς, Mat.11:25; τ. κυριευόντων, 1Ti.6:15; κ. ὁ θεός, Mat.4:7, 10 al.; id. before παντοκράτωρ, Rev.4:8; κ. σαβαώθ, Rom.9:29; (ὁ) ἄγγελος κυρίου, Mat.1:20 2:13, Luk.1:11, al.; πνεῦμα κυρίου, Luk.4:18, Act.8:39; (b) of the Christ: Mat.21:3, Mrk.11:3, Luk.1:43 20:44, al.; of Jesus after his resurrection (Dalman, Words, 330), Act.10:36, Rom.14:8, 1Co.7:22, Eph.4:5, al.; ὁ κ. μου, Jhn.20:28; ὁ κ. Ἰησοῦς, Act.1:21, 1Co.11:23, al.; id. before Χριστός, Eph.1:2, al.; ὁ κ. ἡμῶν, 1Ti.1:14, Heb.7:14, al.; id. before Ἰησοῦς, 1Th.3:11, Heb.13:20, al.; Χριστός, Rom.16:18; Ἰ Χ., 1Co.1:2, 1Th.1:3, al.; Ἰ. Χ. (Χ. Ἰ) ὁ κ. (ἡμῶν), Rom.1:4, Col.2:6, Eph.3:11, al.; ὁ κ. καὶ ὁ σωτὴρ, 2Pe.3:2; id. before Ἰ. Χ., ib. 18; anarth., 1Co.7:22, 25 Jas.5:4, al.; κ. κυρίων, Rev.19:16; with prep., ἀπὸ (κατὰ, πρὸς, σὺν, etc.) κ., Col.3:24, al. SYN: see: δεσπότης. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

lord, master, sir; the Lord.

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How translators render G2962

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
lord 405
the lord 122
of the lord 54
master 41
lords 14
sir 14
masters 11
for the lord 5
owner 5
the lords 5
o lord 4
from the lord 3
is lord 3
to the lord 3
as lord 2
of lords 2
of the lord is 2
owners 2
a master 1
he 1
his 1
if all this is so then the lord 1
is the lord 1
lord away 1
lord be 1
lord from the dead 1
lord is 1
lord to jealousy 1
of the lords 1
our lord 1
our sovereign 1
sirs 1
the lord is 1
the lord would 1
the owner 1
then lord 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
the lord 285
lord 248
of the lord 118
of 15
to the lord 14
unto the lord 13
sir 11
masters 8
o lord 8
the lords 8
lords 6
unto 3
for the lord 2
of lords 2
a master 1
after the lord 1
by the lord 1
for 1
is the lord 1
master 1
of god 1
of our lord 1
of the lords 1
on the lord 1
shall 1
sirs 1
that belong to the lord 1
that the lord 1
the 1
the lords sake 1
the master 1
the owners 1
unto my lord 1

Verses containing G2962

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  1. Colossians 3:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

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  2. Colossians 3:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.

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  3. Colossians 3:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men,

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  4. Colossians 3:24 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

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  5. Colossians 4:1 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you also have a Master in heaven.

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  6. Colossians 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.

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  7. Colossians 4:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”

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  8. 1 Thessalonians 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.

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  9. 1 Thessalonians 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

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  10. 1 Thessalonians 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.

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  11. 1 Thessalonians 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For not only did the message of the Lord ring out from you to Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone out to every place, so that we have no need to say anything more.

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  12. 1 Thessalonians 2:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,

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  13. 1 Thessalonians 2:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?

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  14. 1 Thessalonians 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord.

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  15. 1 Thessalonians 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.

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  16. 1 Thessalonians 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,

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  17. 1 Thessalonians 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.

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  18. 1 Thessalonians 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.

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  19. 1 Thessalonians 4:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

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  20. 1 Thessalonians 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.

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  21. 1 Thessalonians 4:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep.

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  22. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.

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  23. 1 Thessalonians 4:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.

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  24. 1 Thessalonians 5:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

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  25. 1 Thessalonians 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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  26. 1 Thessalonians 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you.

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  27. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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  28. 1 Thessalonians 5:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.

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  29. 1 Thessalonians 5:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

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  30. 2 Thessalonians 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

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  31. 2 Thessalonians 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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  32. 2 Thessalonians 1:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels

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  33. 2 Thessalonians 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

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  34. 2 Thessalonians 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,

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  35. 2 Thessalonians 1:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

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  36. 2 Thessalonians 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers,

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  37. 2 Thessalonians 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    not to be easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter seeming to be from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord has already come.

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  38. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.

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  39. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.

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  40. 2 Thessalonians 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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  41. 2 Thessalonians 2:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,

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  42. 2 Thessalonians 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be held in honor, just as it was with you.

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  43. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.

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  44. 2 Thessalonians 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And we have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.

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  45. 2 Thessalonians 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.

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  46. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now 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.

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  47. 2 Thessalonians 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.

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  48. 2 Thessalonians 3:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.

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  49. 2 Thessalonians 3:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.

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  50. 1 Timothy 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

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