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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
| John 11:21 | Martha then said to Jesus, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), if you had been here, my brother would not have died. |
| John 11:27 | She said to him, “Yes, Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc); I firmly believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, the one who was to come into the world.” |
| John 11:32 | When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” |
| John 11:34 | He asked, “Where have you laid him?” They replied, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), come and see.” |
| John 11:39 | Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), by now the body will smell because it has been buried for four days.” |
| John 12:13 | took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him. They began to cry out, “Hosanna! Blessed in the name of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) is the coming one, even the king of Israel!” |
| John 12:21 | So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, saying, “Sir (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), we would like to see Jesus.” |
| John 12:38 | that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), who has believed what they heard from us, and to whom has the arm of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) been revealed?” |
| John 13:6 | He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), are you going to wash my feet?” |
| John 13:9 | Simon Peter exclaimed, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), then wash not only my feet but also my hands and my head!” |
| John 13:13 | You call me ‘Teacher!’ and ‘Master!’ (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) and you speak rightly, for so I am. |
| John 13:14 | If I, then, your Master (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. |
| John 13:16 | I tell you the solemn truth, the servant is not greater than his master (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc), nor is the one who is sent greater than the one who sent him. |
| John 13:25 | So that disciple, leaning back against Jesus, said to him, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), who is it?” |
| John 13:36 | Simon Peter said to him, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), where are you going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later.” |
| John 13:37 | Peter said to him, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” |
| John 14:5 | Thomas said to him, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), we do not know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” |
| John 14:8 | Philip said to him, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” |
| John 14:22 | Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), what has happened that you are going to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?” |
| John 15:15 | No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) is doing; but I have called you friends, because all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. |
| John 15:20 | Remember the saying that I told you, ‘The servant is not greater than his master.’ (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my word, they will keep yours as well. |
| John 20:2 | So she went running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken our Master (kyrion | κύριον | acc sg masc) out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have put him!” |
| John 20:13 | They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Master (kyrion | κύριον | acc sg masc), and I do not know where they have put him.” |
| John 20:15 | Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Who is it that you are looking for?” Thinking that he was the gardener, she said to him, “Sir (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), if you are the one who carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him away.” |
| John 20:18 | Mary Magdalene went and reported to the disciples, “I have seen the Master!” (kyrion | κύριον | acc sg masc) and she told them that he had said these things to her. |
| John 20:20 | Having said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord (kyrion | κύριον | acc sg masc). |
| John 20:25 | So the other disciples kept saying to him, “We have seen the Master!” (kyrion | κύριον | acc sg masc) But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and put my finger into the wound left by the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe!” |
| John 20:28 | Thomas replied to him, saying, “My Lord (kyrios | κύριος | voc sg masc), and my God!” |
| John 21:7 | Then that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc), he tucked in his outer garment (for he was wearing nothing underneath), and jumped into the sea. |
| John 21:12 | Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples ventured to ask him, “Who are you?” for they knew it was the Lord (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc). |
| John 21:15 | When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these others do?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Take care of my lambs.” |
| John 21:16 | He said to him again, a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Look after my sheep.” |
| John 21:17 | He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that Jesus had asked him for the third time, “Do you love me?” He said to him, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Take care of my sheep. |
| John 21:20 | Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved, the one who at the supper had leaned back against Jesus and said, “Master (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), who is it that will betray you?” |
| John 21:21 | So when Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), and what about him?” |
| Acts 1:6 | So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” |
| Acts 1:21 | It is necessary, therefore, that of the men who have accompanied us during all the time in which the Lord (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) Jesus came in and went out among us, |
| Acts 1:24 | And they prayed and said, “You, Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), the one who knows the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen |
| Acts 2:20 | The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc). |
| Acts 2:21 | And it shall be that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) will be saved.’ |
| Acts 2:25 | For David says regarding him, ‘I foresaw the Lord (kyrion | κύριον | acc sg masc) before me always, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken; |
| Acts 2:34 | For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, ‘The Lord (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) said to my Lord (kyriō | κυρίῳ | dat sg masc), Sit at my right hand, |
| Acts 2:36 | So let the entire house of Israel know for certain that God has made him both Lord (kyrion | κύριον | acc sg masc) and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” |
| Acts 2:39 | For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far away — as many as the Lord (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) our God will call to himself.” |
| Acts 2:47 | praising God, and finding favor with all the people. And the Lord (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved. |
| Acts 3:20 | that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc), and that he may send the Messiah appointed for you, that is, Jesus, |
| Acts 3:22 | Moses said, ‘The Lord (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) your God will raise up for you a prophet from among your brothers, as he raised me. You must obey him in all things whatsoever he speaks to you. |
| Acts 4:26 | The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers gathered together against the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) and against his Messiah.’ |
| Acts 4:29 | And now, Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), look upon their threats and grant to your servants with all boldness to speak your word, |
| Acts 4:33 | And with great power the apostles continued to give the testimony of the resurrection of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. |
Mnemonics
Kurie eleison
Also used in Anglican churches