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The Lord’s

κυριακόςStrong’s G2960

kuriakos

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Kuriakos is the Greek word usually translated “lord s”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s supper.”
1 Corinthians 11:20 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “lord s”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • lord s 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Corinthians 1
  • Revelation 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

κυριακός kuriakos · the Lord’s

κυριακός, -ή, -όν (κύριος), [in LXX: κ. φωνη (Συριακή φ., R), 2Ma.15:36 A * ;] 1. as frequently in Inscr. (LS, see word; Deiss., BS, 217 f.), of the lord or master, imperial. 2. of the Lord (i.e. Christ): δεῖπνον, 1Co.11:20; ἡμέρα, Rev.1:10. (cf. λόγια κ., Papias, Eus., HE, iii, 39, 1; γραφαὶ κ., Clem. Alex., etc; for eccl. usage, cf. Soph., Lex., see word)† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “lord” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

LORD, noun

  1. A master; a person possessing supreme power and authority; a ruler; a governor.
  2. A tyrant; an oppressive ruler.
  3. A husband.“My lord also being old” Genesis 18:12
  4. A baron; the proprietor of a manor; as the lord of the manor.
All definitions and other forms of “lord”
  1. A nobleman; a title of honor in Great Britain given to those who are noble by birth or creation; a peer of the realm, including dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts and barons.
  2. An honorary title bestowed on certain official characters; as lord advocate, lord chamberlain, lord chancellor, lord chief justice, etc.
  3. In scripture, the Supreme Being; Jehovah. Psalms 110:1Colossians 3:162 Thessalonians 3:1Genesis 40:12 Samuel 19:7Daniel 4:19Genesis 18:11 Kings 18:12 Kings 2:11 Corinthians 2:8Revelation 19:1

LORD, verb transitive

To invest with the dignity and privileges of a lord

    LORD, verb intransitive

    To domineer; to rule with arbitrary or despotic sway; sometimes followed by over, and sometimes by it, in the manner of a transitive verb.

      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.