Kýrios — G2962

G2962 · Greek — κύριος

Pronunciation: koo'-ree-os

Definition

masculine noun

supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)

  1. κύριος is a title of honor, expressive of respect and reverence, with which servants salute their master
  2. this title is given
  3. There are some who hold that Paul uses the title κύριος everywhere not of God, but of Christ. But, to omit instances where the interpretation is doubtful, as

Usually translated as

Lord, Sir, master, God

Origin

from kŷros (supremacy)

Occurrences

Kýrios occurs 751 times in 690 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (77), Mark (18), Luke (98), John (51), Acts (106), Romans (39), 1 Corinthians (59), 2 Corinthians (28), Galatians (7), Ephesians (27), Philippians (15), Colossians (15), 1 Thessalonians (22), 2 Thessalonians (19), 1 Timothy (8), 2 Timothy (16), Titus (1), Philemon (5), Hebrews (16), James (13), 1 Peter (7), 2 Peter (14), 2 John (1), Jude (6), Revelation (22)

Strong's Lexicon — K