κύριος
“having power, authority, lord”
Primary meaning: having power, authority, lord, master. Strong's: supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title). Lexical nuances: having power ( κῦρος ) or authority ; as subst., ὁ κ. , lord , master ; in general: c. gen. rei, Mt 9:38 20:8 , Mk 12:9 13:35 , Lk 19:33 ; τ. σαββάτου , Mt 12:8 , Mk 2:28 , Lk 6:5 ; c. gen. pers., δούλου , etc., Mt 10:24 , Lk 14:21 , Ac 16:16 , al.; absol., opp. to οἱ δοῦλοι , Eph 6:5 , 9 , al.; of the Emperor (Deiss., LAE , 161), Ac 25:26 ; θεοὶ πολλοὶ καὶ κ. πολλοί , I Co 8:5 ; of a husband, ...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from (supremacy);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: אֲדֹנָי (Lord, Sovereign Master) -> κύριος (having power, authority, lord)
LXX conceptual translation: יְהוָה (the LORD, Yahweh) -> κύριος (having power, authority, lord)
LXX conceptual translation: יְהוִה (the Lord GOD) -> κύριος (having power, authority, lord)
LXX conceptual translation: H0113 -> κύριος (having power, authority, lord)
LXX conceptual translation: H1167 -> κύριος (having power, authority, lord)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where κύριος (kyrios) carries significant theological or narrative weight.