Kērýssō — G2784

G2784 · Greek — κηρύσσω

Pronunciation: kay-roos'-so

Definition

verb

to herald (as a public crier), especially divine truth (the gospel)

  1. univ to publish, proclaim openly
  2. specifically used of the public proclamation of the gospel and matters pertaining to it, made by John the Baptist, by Jesus, by the apostles and other Christian teachers

Usually translated as

publish, preacher, proclaim

Origin

of uncertain affinity

Occurrences

Kērýssō occurs 61 times in 60 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (9), Mark (14), Luke (9), Acts (8), Romans (4), 1 Corinthians (4), 2 Corinthians (3), Galatians (2), Philippians (1), Colossians (1), 1 Thessalonians (1), 1 Timothy (1), 2 Timothy (1), 1 Peter (1), Revelation (1)

Strong's Lexicon — K