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Bill Mounce
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κύριος
Vocabulary form:
kuvrioV, -ou, oJ
Definition:
Lord; lord, master, sir
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
717
GK:
3261
Root:
kurio
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.
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)
Biblical Concordance
| Matthew 1:20 | But as he pondered this, behold, an angel of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for that which has been conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit. |
| Matthew 1:22 | All this took place so that what was spoken by the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) through the prophet might be fulfilled: |
| Matthew 1:24 | When Joseph arose from sleep, he did what the angel of (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) had told him, he took her as his wife, |
| Matthew 2:13 | After they had gone, an angel of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) appeared in a dream to Joseph, saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him.” |
| Matthew 2:15 | and was there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I have called my son.” |
| Matthew 2:19 | But when Herod died, an angel of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, |
| Matthew 3:3 | For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet when he said, ‘The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc); make his paths straight.’” |
| Matthew 4:7 | Jesus said to him, “It also stands written: ‘You shall not put the Lord (kyrion | κύριον | acc sg masc) your God to the test.’” |
| Matthew 4:10 | Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it stands written, ‘You shall worship the Lord (kyrion | κύριον | acc sg masc) your God and serve him alone.’” |
| Matthew 5:33 | “Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not break an oath, but carry out the vows you made to the Lord.’ (kyriō | κυρίῳ | dat sg masc) |
| Matthew 6:24 | “No one can serve two masters (kyriois | κυρίοις | dat pl masc), for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and possessions. |
| Matthew 7:21 | “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), Lord,’ (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc) will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. |
| Matthew 7:22 | On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?’ |
| Matthew 8:2 | A leper came up to him, knelt down, and said, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), if you are willing, you can make me clean.” |
| Matthew 8:6 | saying, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.” |
| Matthew 8:8 | But the centurion replied, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), I am not worthy for you to come under my roof, but just say the word and my servant will be healed. |
| Matthew 8:21 | Another of his disciples said to him, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), permit me first to go and bury my father.” |
| Matthew 8:25 | The disciples went to him and woke him, crying out, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), save us! We are perishing!” |
| Matthew 9:28 | When he had gone into the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc) |
| Matthew 9:38 | so pray to the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.” |
| Matthew 10:24 | “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master (kyrion | κύριον | acc sg masc). |
| Matthew 10:25 | It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his master (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc). If they have called the head of the house ‘Beelzebul,’ how much more will they revile the members of his household! |
| Matthew 11:25 | At that time Jesus declared, “I praise you, Father, Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc) of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and clever and revealed them to little children; |
| Matthew 12:8 | For the Son of Man is lord (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) of the Sabbath.” |
| Matthew 13:27 | And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Sir (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), did you not sow good seed in your field? Why then does it have weeds?’ |
| Matthew 14:28 | And Peter answered him, saying, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), if it is you, tell me to come to you on the water.” |
| Matthew 14:30 | But when he realized that the wind was blustery, he became afraid; and starting to sink, he cried out, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), save me!” |
| Matthew 15:22 | And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to shout, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), Son of David; my daughter is horribly demon-possessed.” |
| Matthew 15:25 | Then she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), help me!” |
| Matthew 15:27 | “Yes, Lord,” (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc) she said, “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ (kyriōn | κυρίων | gen pl masc) table.” |
| Matthew 16:22 | And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc) This must never happen to you.” |
| Matthew 17:4 | And Peter spoke to Jesus, saying, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters here — one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” |
| Matthew 17:15 | and said, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), take pity on my son, because he is an epileptic and suffers terribly; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. |
| Matthew 18:21 | Then Peter came to Jesus and said, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), how often must I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?” |
| Matthew 18:25 | And since he did not have the means to repay the debt, his master (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) commanded that he be sold along with his wife and children and everything he had, and that payment be made. |
| Matthew 18:27 | Moved with compassion, the master (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. |
| Matthew 18:31 | So when his fellow servants saw what had happened, they became indignant and went and told their master (kyriō | κυρίῳ | dat sg masc) all that had taken place. |
| Matthew 18:32 | Then his master (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) called him in and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. |
| Matthew 18:34 | And in anger his master (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) handed him over to the prison guards to torture him until he should pay back all he owed. |
| Matthew 20:8 | And when evening came, the owner (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last and going back to the first.’ |
| Matthew 20:30 | Two blind men were sitting beside the road, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by they cried out, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), Son of David, have mercy on us!” |
| Matthew 20:31 | The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), Son of David, have mercy on us!” |
| Matthew 20:33 | They said to him, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), let our eyes be opened.” |
| Matthew 21:3 | If anyone says anything to you, you are to say, ‘The Lord (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) has need of them.’ And he will send them at once.” |
| Matthew 21:9 | The crowds that went before him and those that followed were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) Hosanna in the highest!” |
| Matthew 21:30 | Then the man went to the second son and said the same thing. And he answered, saying, ‘I will, sir,’ (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc) but he did not go. |
| Matthew 21:40 | Now when the owner (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?” |
| Matthew 21:42 | Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘A stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) doing, and it is amazing in our eyes’? |
| Matthew 22:37 | And he said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord (kyrion | κύριον | acc sg masc) your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ |
| Matthew 22:43 | He said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call him ‘Lord,’ (kyrion | κύριον | acc sg masc) saying, |
Mnemonics
Kurie eleison
Also used in Anglican churches