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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
| Acts 5:9 | And Peter said to her, “Why is it that you agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc)? Look! The feet of those who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.” |
| Acts 5:14 | and more than ever believers were added to the Lord (kyriō | κυρίῳ | dat sg masc), multitudes both of men and women, |
| Acts 5:19 | But an angel of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) during the night opened the doors of the prison and brought them out and said, |
| Acts 7:31 | When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight; and as he came closer to look at it, there came the voice of the Lord: (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) |
| Acts 7:33 | And the Lord (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) said to him, ‘Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you stand is holy ground. |
| Acts 7:49 | ‘Heaven is my throne, and earth is the footstool for my feet. What sort of house will you build for me, says the Lord (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc), or what is the place of my rest? |
| Acts 7:59 | They kept stoning Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc) Jesus, receive my spirit!” |
| Acts 7:60 | And falling to his knees he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep. |
| Acts 8:16 | for he had not yet fallen on any one of them, but they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) Jesus. |
| Acts 8:22 | Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. |
| Acts 8:24 | And answering, Simon said, “You pray for me to the Lord (kyrion | κύριον | acc sg masc) so that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.” |
| Acts 8:25 | Now after solemnly testifying and speaking the word of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc), they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans. |
| Acts 8:26 | Now an angel of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) said to Philip, saying, “Rise and go toward the south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. |
| Acts 8:39 | And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing. |
| Acts 9:1 | But Saul, still breathing threat and murder against the disciples of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc), went to the high priest |
| Acts 9:5 | And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc) And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. |
| Acts 9:10 | Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and the Lord (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And he replied, “Here I am, Lord.” (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc) |
| Acts 9:11 | Then the Lord (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) told him, “Get up and go to the street called ‘Straight,’ and inquire at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for even now he is praying, |
| Acts 9:13 | But Ananias answered, “Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc), I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he did to your saints at Jerusalem. |
| Acts 9:15 | But the Lord (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) said to him, “Go, for this man is for me a chosen instrument to carry my name before both Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel, |
| Acts 9:17 | So Ananias went entered the house; he placed his hands on Saul and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me so that you may recover your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” |
| Acts 9:27 | But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and he related to them how on the road he had seen the Lord (kyrion | κύριον | acc sg masc), and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus. |
| Acts 9:28 | And he was with them, going in and out at Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc). |
| Acts 9:31 | So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace; being built up, and walking in the fear of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it increased in number. |
| Acts 9:35 | And all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord (kyrion | κύριον | acc sg masc). |
| Acts 9:42 | And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed on the Lord (kyrion | κύριον | acc sg masc). |
| Acts 10:4 | Staring at him and becoming afraid, he said, “What is it, Lord?” (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc) And he said to him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity have gone up as a memorial before God. |
| Acts 10:14 | But Peter said, “By no means, Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc); for I have never eaten anything common or unclean.” |
| Acts 10:33 | So immediately I sent for you, and you did well by coming. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to hear all that has been commanded you by the Lord.” (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) |
| Acts 10:36 | As for the word that he sent to the sons of Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) of all), |
| Acts 11:8 | But I said, ‘By no means, Lord (kyrie | κύριε | voc sg masc); for nothing common or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’ |
| Acts 11:16 | And I remembered the word of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc), how he said, ‘John indeed baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ |
| Acts 11:17 | If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord (kyrion | κύριον | acc sg masc) Jesus Christ, who was I to be able to stand in God’s way?” |
| Acts 11:20 | But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch began to speak also to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord (kyrion | κύριον | acc sg masc) Jesus. |
| Acts 11:21 | And the hand of (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) was with them, and a great number became believers and turned to the Lord (kyrion | κύριον | acc sg masc). |
| Acts 11:23 | When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he began to exhort them all to remain faithful to the Lord (kyriō | κυρίῳ | dat sg masc) in the purpose of their hearts, |
| Acts 11:24 | for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a considerable number of people were brought to the Lord (kyriō | κυρίῳ | dat sg masc). |
| Acts 12:7 | And behold, an angel of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) suddenly appeared, and a light shone in the cell. He struck the side of Peter and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands. |
| Acts 12:11 | When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.” |
| Acts 12:17 | But Peter motioned to them with his hand to be silent, and he related how the Lord (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place. |
| Acts 12:23 | And immediately an angel of (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died. |
| Acts 13:2 | While they were performing their service to the Lord (kyriō | κυρίῳ | dat sg masc) and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” |
| Acts 13:10 | and said, “O man full of deceit and all fraud, son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc)? |
| Acts 13:11 | And now, behold, the hand of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) is upon you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a time.” And immediately fell upon him mist and darkness, and as he went about he sought someone to lead him by the hand. |
| Acts 13:12 | Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc). |
| Acts 13:44 | On the following Sabbath almost the whole city assembled together to hear the word of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc). |
| Acts 13:47 | For thus the Lord (kyrios | κύριος | nom sg masc) has commanded us: ‘I have appointed you to be a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’” |
| Acts 13:48 | When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc), and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. |
| Acts 13:49 | So the word of the Lord (kyriou | κυρίου | gen sg masc) was being spread throughout the whole region. |
| Acts 14:3 | So they stayed there for a considerable time, speaking out boldly about the Lord (kyriō | κυρίῳ | dat sg masc), who witnessed to the message of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done through their hands. |
Mnemonics
Kurie eleison
Also used in Anglican churches