Strong's #2962: kurios (pronounced koo'-ree-os)
from kuros (supremacy); supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title):-- God, Lord, master, Sir.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
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kurios
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
Part of Speech: noun masculine
Relation: from kuros (supremacy)
Citing in TDNT: 3:1039, 486
Usage:
This word is used 751 times:
Ephesians 6:7: "doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:"
Ephesians 6:8: "doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond"
Ephesians 6:9: "And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing"
Ephesians 6:9: "knowing that your Master also is in heaven;"
Ephesians 6:10: "brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power"
Ephesians 6:21: "and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:"
Ephesians 6:23: "God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."
Ephesians 6:24: "all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity."
Philippians 1:2: "our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ."
Philippians 1:14: "of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold"
Philippians 2:11: "that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
Philippians 2:19: "But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy shortly"
Philippians 2:24: "But I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come"
Philippians 2:29: "him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and"
Philippians 3:1: "brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you,"
Philippians 3:8: "of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things,"
Philippians 3:20: "also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ:"
Philippians 4:1: "so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved."
Philippians 4:2: "Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord."
Philippians 4:4: "Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice."
Philippians 4:5: "unto all men. The Lord is at hand."
Philippians 4:10: "But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last"
Philippians 4:23: "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you"
Colossians 1:2: "our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."
Colossians 1:3: "and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always"
Colossians 1:10: "might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful"
Colossians 2:6: "Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:"
Colossians 3:16: "your hearts to the Lord."
Colossians 3:17: "deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God"
Colossians 3:18: "as it is fit in the Lord."
Colossians 3:20: "is well pleasing unto the Lord."
Colossians 3:22: "obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with"
Colossians 3:23: "do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not"
Colossians 3:24: "Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance;"
Colossians 3:24: "for ye serve the Lord Christ."
Colossians 4:1: " Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that"
Colossians 4:1: "ye also have a Master in heaven."
Colossians 4:7: "minister and fellow servant in the Lord:"
Colossians 4:17: "which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfill it."
1 Thessalonians 1:1: "God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you,"
1 Thessalonians 1:1: "our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ."
1 Thessalonians 1:3: "patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God"
1 Thessalonians 1:6: "of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in"
1 Thessalonians 1:8: "the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia"
1 Thessalonians 2:15: "Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets,"
1 Thessalonians 2:19: "ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his"
1 Thessalonians 3:8: "ye stand fast in the Lord."
1 Thessalonians 3:11: "Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our"
1 Thessalonians 3:12: "And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love"
1 Thessalonians 3:13: "the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all"
