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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

Page 6 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. Acts 8:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

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  2. Acts 8:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.

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  3. Acts 8:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”

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  4. Acts 8:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.

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  5. Acts 8:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”

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  6. Acts 8:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.

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  7. Acts 9:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest

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  8. Acts 9:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.

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  9. Acts 9:10 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.

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  10. Acts 9:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.

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  11. Acts 9:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

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  12. Acts 9:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.

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  13. Acts 9:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

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  14. Acts 9:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.

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  15. Acts 9:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.

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  16. Acts 9:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.

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  17. Acts 9:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

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  18. Acts 9:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.

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  19. Acts 10:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.

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  20. Acts 10:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”

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  21. Acts 10:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”

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  22. Acts 10:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

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  23. Acts 11:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

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  24. Acts 11:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

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  25. Acts 11:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?”

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  26. Acts 11:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.

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  27. Acts 11:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.

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  28. Acts 11:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.

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  29. Acts 11:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.

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  30. Acts 12:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.

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  31. Acts 12:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”

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  32. Acts 12:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.

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  33. Acts 12:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

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  34. Acts 13:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

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  35. Acts 13:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?

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  36. Acts 13:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

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  37. Acts 13:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.

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  38. Acts 13:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.

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  39. Acts 13:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

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  40. Acts 13:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.

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  41. Acts 13:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the word of the Lord spread throughout that region.

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  42. Acts 14:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.

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  43. Acts 14:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

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  44. Acts 15:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”

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  45. Acts 15:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things

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  46. Acts 15:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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  47. Acts 15:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.

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  48. Acts 15:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”

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  49. Acts 15:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.

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  50. Acts 16:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

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