Strong's Greek · G2962

κύριος

kýrios

God, Lord, master, Sir

Definition

supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)

Derivation

from (supremacy);

Appears 716 times in Scripture

Matthew 2:19

After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.

Matthew 1:20

But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 1:24

When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.

Matthew 3:3

This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”

Matthew 2:13

When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”

Matthew 2:15

where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”

Matthew 4:7

Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

Matthew 1:22

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:

Luke 1:66

And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.

Matthew 14:30

But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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