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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

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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

Page 4 of 13. 650 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Luke 14:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So 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.

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  2. Luke 16:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The 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.

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  3. Luke 16:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.

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  4. Luke 16:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The 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.

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  5. Luke 16:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    No 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.”

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  6. Luke 17:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”

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  7. Luke 17:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And 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.

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  8. Luke 17:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”

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  9. Luke 18:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the Lord said, “Listen to the words of the unjust judge.

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  10. Luke 18:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “What do you want Me to do for you?” “Lord,” he said, “let me see again.”

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  11. Luke 19:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But 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.”

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  12. Luke 19:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The first servant came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.’

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  13. Luke 19:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The second servant came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.’

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  14. Luke 19:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.

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  15. Luke 19:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘Master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’

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  16. Luke 19:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”

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  17. Luke 19:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”

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  18. Luke 19:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “The Lord needs it,” they answered.

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  19. Luke 19:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

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  20. Luke 20:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘What shall I do?’ asked the owner of the vineyard. ‘I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’

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  21. Luke 20:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

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  22. Luke 20:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Even 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.’

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  23. Luke 20:42 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand

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  24. Luke 22:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Lord,” said Peter, “I am ready to go with You even to prison and to death.”

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  25. Luke 22:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So they said, “Look, Lord, here are two swords.” “That is enough,” He answered.

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  26. Luke 22:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Those around Jesus saw what was about to happen and said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”

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  27. Luke 22:61 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And 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.”

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  28. Luke 24:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and saying, “The Lord has indeed risen and has appeared to Simon!”

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  29. John 1:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”

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  30. John 4:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?

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  31. John 4:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”

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  32. John 4:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet.

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  33. John 4:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”

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  34. John 5:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.”

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  35. John 6:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    However, some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

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  36. John 6:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Sir,” they said, “give us this bread at all times.”

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  37. John 6:68 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

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  38. John 9:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.”

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  39. John 9:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.

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  40. John 11:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    (Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)

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  41. John 11:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”

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  42. John 11:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    His disciples replied, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better.”

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  43. John 11:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.

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  44. John 11:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Yes, Lord,” she answered, “I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”

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  45. John 11:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”

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  46. John 11:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered.

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  47. John 11:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”

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  48. John 12:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”

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  49. John 12:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”

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  50. John 12:38 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

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