κύριος | Bill Mounce

Vocabulary Form

κύριος, -ου, ὁ

Definition

Lord; lord, master, sir

Erasmian

Modern

Root

κυριο

Frequency

717

3261

Cognates

Kurie eleison is a petitionary prayer that is usedby some Eastern and Roman churches.

Mnemonics

I am curious! Who is lord and master of your life?

Mnemonic Singing

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty.

Song

Verse

“If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is κύριος,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)

“κύριος, you have no bucket and the well is deep.” (John 4:11)

Mnemonics

Pronunciation of word

Above pronunciation was with two “p” . Pronunciation should be ku/ pi/ os

Biblical Concordance

Acts 9:42	And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed on the Lord (kyrion \| κύριον \| acc sg masc).
Acts 10:4	Staring at him and becoming afraid, he said, “What is it, Lord?” (kyrie \| κύριε \| voc sg masc) And he said to him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity have gone up as a memorial before God.
Acts 10:14	But Peter said, “By no means, Lord (kyrie \| κύριε \| voc sg masc); for I have never eaten anything common or unclean.”
Acts 10:33	So immediately I sent for you, and you did well by coming. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to hear all that has been commanded you by the Lord.” (kyriou \| κυρίου \| gen sg masc)
Acts 10:36	As for the word that he sent to the sons of Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord (kyrios \| κύριος \| nom sg masc) of all),
Acts 11:8	But I said, ‘By no means, Lord (kyrie \| κύριε \| voc sg masc); for nothing common or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’
Acts 11:16	And I remembered the word of the Lord (kyriou \| κυρίου \| gen sg masc), how he said, ‘John indeed baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
Acts 11:17	If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord (kyrion \| κύριον \| acc sg masc) Jesus Christ, who was I to be able to stand in God’s way?”
Acts 11:20	But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch began to speak also to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord (kyrion \| κύριον \| acc sg masc) Jesus.
Acts 11:21	And the hand of (kyriou \| κυρίου \| gen sg masc) the Lord (kyriou \| κυρίου \| gen sg masc) was with them, and a great number became believers and turned to the Lord (kyrion \| κύριον \| acc sg masc).
Acts 11:23	When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he began to exhort them all to remain faithful to the Lord (kyriō \| κυρίῳ \| dat sg masc) in the purpose of their hearts,
Acts 11:24	for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a considerable number of people were brought to the Lord (kyriō \| κυρίῳ \| dat sg masc).
Acts 12:7	And behold, an angel of the Lord (kyriou \| κυρίου \| gen sg masc) suddenly appeared, and a light shone in the cell. He struck the side of Peter and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands.
Acts 12:11	When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord (kyrios \| κύριος \| nom sg masc) has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.”
Acts 12:17	But Peter motioned to them with his hand to be silent, and he related how the Lord (kyrios \| κύριος \| nom sg masc) had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place.
Acts 12:23	And immediately an angel of (kyriou \| κυρίου \| gen sg masc) the Lord (kyriou \| κυρίου \| gen sg masc) struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.
Acts 13:2	While they were performing their service to the Lord (kyriō \| κυρίῳ \| dat sg masc) and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
Acts 13:10	and said, “O man full of deceit and all fraud, son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord (kyriou \| κυρίου \| gen sg masc)?
Acts 13:11	And now, behold, the hand of the Lord (kyriou \| κυρίου \| gen sg masc) is upon you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a time.” And immediately fell upon him mist and darkness, and as he went about he sought someone to lead him by the hand.
Acts 13:12	Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord (kyriou \| κυρίου \| gen sg masc).
Acts 13:44	On the following Sabbath almost the whole city assembled together to hear the word of the Lord (kyriou \| κυρίου \| gen sg masc).
Acts 13:47	For thus the Lord (kyrios \| κύριος \| nom sg masc) has commanded us: ‘I have appointed you to be a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
Acts 13:48	When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord (kyriou \| κυρίου \| gen sg masc), and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
Acts 13:49	So the word of the Lord (kyriou \| κυρίου \| gen sg masc) was being spread throughout the whole region.
Acts 14:3	So they stayed there for a considerable time, speaking out boldly about the Lord (kyriō \| κυρίῳ \| dat sg masc), who witnessed to the message of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done through their hands.