κύριος
kyrios
Modern Summary of Abbott-Smith’s Lexicon (1922)
The Greek word *κύριος* (kyrios) primarily means "lord" or "master," referring to someone with power or authority. It can describe a person in charge, such as a master over servants, a husband, or a ruler, and is also used as a respectful title for figures like teachers or magistrates. In religious contexts, it is frequently used in the New Testament as a title for God or Jesus, especially after the resurrection, signifying divine authority and lordship.
Lord; supreme in authority, master
The Greek word kyrios means "Lord; supreme in authority, master," encompassing related ideas including God, Lord, master, Sir.
Its Hebrew parallel is אָדוֹן (âdôwn), revealing shared conceptual ground across the biblical languages.
The semantic range of kyrios — spanning meanings like God, Lord, master — suggests a word whose full significance cannot be captured by a single English term.
Lexical data derived from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. See full disclaimer
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