Lady
ΚυρίαStrong’s G2959Kuria
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kuria is the Greek word usually translated “lady”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;”
Meaning
Usually translated “lady”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- lady 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 John 2
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
Κυρία Kuria · lady
κυρία (Κυρία, T, WH, mg.), -ας, ἡ, [in LXX chiefly for גְּבֶרֶת ;] a lady: 2Jn.1 Jn 5 (on the interpretation, see ICC, 167 ff.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “lady” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LA'DY, noun
- A woman of distinction.
- A word of complaisance; used of women.
- Mistress; the female who presides or has authority over a manor or a family.
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.