Preacher
κῆρυξStrong’s G2783kērux
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kērux is the Greek word usually translated “herald”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.”
Meaning
Usually translated “herald”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a herald 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 1
- 2 Timothy 1
- 2 Peter 1
3 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
κῆρυξ kērux · preacher
κῆρυξ (κήρ-, T), -υκος, ὁ [in LXX: Dan LXX TH Dan.3:4 (כָּרוֹז), Gen.41:43, Sir.20:15, 4Ma.6:4 * ;] a herald: 1Ti.2:7, 2Ti.1:11, 2Pe.2:5.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “preacher” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PRE'ACHER, noun
One who discourses publicly on religious subjects.
- One that inculcates any thing with earnestness.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.