G2962 – kurios – κύριος a lord

Strong’s ID:
G2962
Greek Word:
κύριος
Transliteration:
kurios
Pronunciation:
koo’-ree-os
Part of Speech:
noun masculine
Etymology:
from κυρος kuros (supremacy)
Usage Count:
747
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Equip God’s People Greek Lexicon

a lord (i.e., supreme authority, master, owner)

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Strong’s Greek Lexicon

from κυρος kuros (supremacy); supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Mr. (as a respectful title):—God, Lord, master, Sir.

Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.

Thayer’s Greek Definitions

1) he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord
1a) the possessor and disposer of a thing
1a1) the owner; one who has control of the person, the master
1a2) in the state: the sovereign, prince, chief, the Roman emperor
1b) is a title of honour expressive of respect and reverence, with which servants greet their master
1c) this title is given to: God, the Messiah

Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.