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Strong's #2784: kerusso (pronounced kay-roos'-so)

of uncertain affinity; to herald (as a public crier), especially divine truth (the gospel):--preacher(-er), proclaim, publish.




Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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kērussō

1) to be a herald, to officiate as a herald

1a) to proclaim after the manner of a herald

1b) always with the suggestion of formality, gravity and an authority which must be listened to and obeyed

2) to publish, proclaim openly: something which has been done

3) used of the public proclamation of the gospel and matters pertaining to it, made by John the Baptist, by Jesus, by the apostles and other Christian teachers

Part of Speech: verb

Relation: of uncertain affinity

Citing in TDNT: 3:697, 430




Usage:

This word is used 61 times:

Matthew 3:1: "John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,"
Matthew 4:17: "that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for"
Matthew 4:23: "their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom,"
Matthew 9:35: "their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom,"
Matthew 10:7: "And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand."
Matthew 10:27: "in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops."
Matthew 11:1: "thence to teach and to preach in their cities."
Matthew 24:14: "gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world"
Matthew 26:13: "Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole"
Mark 1:4: "the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission"
Mark 1:7: "And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after"
Mark 1:14: "came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom"
Mark 1:38: "next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore"
Mark 1:39: "And he preached in their synagogues throughout all"
Mark 1:45: "he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the"
Mark 3:14: "and that he might send them forth to preach,"
Mark 5:20: "he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus"
Mark 6:12: "And they went out, and preached that men should repent."
Mark 7:36: "them, so much the more a great deal they published"
Mark 13:10: "gospel must first be published among all nations."
Mark 14:9: "Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole"
Mark 16:15: "all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature."
Mark 16:20: "And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with"
Luke 3:3: "the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission"
Luke 4:18: "me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives,"
Luke 4:19: " To preach the acceptable year of the Lord."
Luke 4:44: "And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee."
Luke 8:1: "went throughout every city and village, preaching and showing the glad tidings"
Luke 8:39: "unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city"
Luke 9:2: "And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and"
Luke 12:3: "the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops."
Luke 24:47: "and remission of sins should be preached in his name among"
Acts 8:5: "to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them."
Acts 9:20: "And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that"
Acts 10:37: "baptism which John preached;"
Acts 10:42: "And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify"
Acts 15:21: "of old time hath in every city them that preach him,"
Acts 19:13: "by Jesus whom Paul preacheth."
Acts 20:25: "among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see"
Acts 28:31: " Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern"
Romans 2:21: "another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?"
Romans 10:8: "word of faith, which we preach;"
Romans 10:14: "how shall they hear without a preacher?"
Romans 10:15: "And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How"
1 Corinthians 1:23: "But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock,"
1 Corinthians 9:27: "and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway."
1 Corinthians 15:11: "it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed."
1 Corinthians 15:12: "Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead,"
2 Corinthians 1:19: "of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us,"
2 Corinthians 4:5: "For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord;"









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