κύριος

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[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Alternative spellings

[edit] Etymology

From κῦρος "supremacy"

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Classical): IPA: [kʉː́rios]
  • (Koine): IPA: [cˈyːrio̞s]
  • (Byzantine): IPA: [cˈyrios]

[edit] Adjective

κύριος m., κυρία f., κύριον n.; first/second declension; (kurios)

  1. (of people): ruling, governing, having power
  2. (of things): decisive, critical, authorized
  3. (of times): fixed, set
  4. (of language): literal
  5. main, major, primary

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[edit] Noun

κύριος (genitive κυρίου) m, second declension; (kūrios)

  1. lord, master, guardian
  2. sir
  3. Greek translation of יהוה in LXX

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[edit] References

Strong’s concordance number: G2962