UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Notes: Items 12.4: ὕψιστος-Semantic domain 12.8, (Semantic domain 12.9), and 12.12: ἀββά / 12.12: πατήρ in this domain are titles for θεός[a] God (12.1: θεός). As titles, they have precisely the same reference as θεός[a], but they each contribute distinctive meanings which are legitimate qualifications of the referent in question.

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, m.

Inflections: κύριος; -ου

Related lemmas: κυριεύω

Sense 1: Lord, Ruler, One who commands

Semantic entry: 12.9{N:001}

Semantic domains: Supernatural Beings and Powers

Subdomains: Supernatural Beings

Definition: (a title for God and for Christ) one who exercises supernatural authority over mankind (see also 37.51: κύριος)

Notes: The most common equivalent of ‘Lord’ is a term meaning ‘chief’ or ‘leader,’ but frequently this cannot be employed as a title for ‘God.’ One may, however, combine such an expression with a term for ‘God’ and employ a phrase meaning ‘God our leader’ or ‘God our chief.’ In some instances, however, a term for ‘Lord’ is related to a verb meaning ‘to command’ or ‘to order,’ and therefore ‘Lord’ is rendered as ‘the one who commands us’ and combined with ‘God’ may form a phrase such as ‘God, the one who commands us.’

MAT 1:20: RV MAT 1:20 · LV MAT 1:20 · Read together MAT 1:20

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20 But as he was pondering that, one of Yahweh’s messengers appeared to him in a dream and told him, “Yosef, descendant of King David, don’t be afraid to marry Maria, because the baby in her has been conceived by the holy spirit.

OET-LV MAT 1:20

20 But these things having _been _considered of _him, see, a_messenger of_the_master was _seen to _him in a_dream saying:
Yōsaʸf, son of _Dawid, may_ not _be _afraid to _receive Maria the wife of _you, because/for the one in her having _been _born is from the_ holy _spirit.

MAT 1:22: RV MAT 1:22 · LV MAT 1:22 · Read together MAT 1:22

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22 Now all that happened in fulfilment of what Yahweh had said through the prophet,

OET-LV MAT 1:22

22 And all this has _become, in _order _that the thing having _been _spoken by the_master through the prophet may _be _fulfilled saying,

All 578 recorded passages for this sense

GAL: RV GAL 1:3 · RV GAL 1:19 · RV GAL 5:10 · RV GAL 6:14 · RV GAL 6:18 · LV GAL 1:3 · LV GAL 1:19 · LV GAL 5:10 · LV GAL 6:14 · LV GAL 6:18 · Read together GAL 1:3 · Read together GAL 1:19 · Read together GAL 5:10 · Read together GAL 6:14 · Read together GAL 6:18

EPH: RV EPH 1:2–3 · RV EPH 1:15 · RV EPH 1:17 · RV EPH 2:21 · RV EPH 3:11 · RV EPH 4:1 · RV EPH 4:5 · RV EPH 4:17 · RV EPH 5:8 · RV EPH 5:10 · RV EPH 5:17 · RV EPH 5:19–20 · RV EPH 5:22 · RV EPH 6:1 · RV EPH 6:4 · RV EPH 6:7–10 · RV EPH 6:21 · RV EPH 6:23–24 · LV EPH 1:2–3 · LV EPH 1:15 · LV EPH 1:17 · LV EPH 2:21 · LV EPH 3:11 · LV EPH 4:1 · LV EPH 4:5 · LV EPH 4:17 · LV EPH 5:8 · LV EPH 5:10 · LV EPH 5:17 · LV EPH 5:19–20 · LV EPH 5:22 · LV EPH 6:1 · LV EPH 6:4 · LV EPH 6:7–10 · LV EPH 6:21 · LV EPH 6:23–24 · Read together EPH 1:2–3 · Read together EPH 1:15 · Read together EPH 1:17 · Read together EPH 2:21 · Read together EPH 3:11 · Read together EPH 4:1 · Read together EPH 4:5 · Read together EPH 4:17 · Read together EPH 5:8 · Read together EPH 5:10 · Read together EPH 5:17 · Read together EPH 5:19–20 · Read together EPH 5:22 · Read together EPH 6:1 · Read together EPH 6:4 · Read together EPH 6:7–10 · Read together EPH 6:21 · Read together EPH 6:23–24

PHP: RV PHP 1:2 · RV PHP 1:14 · RV PHP 2:11 · RV PHP 2:19 · RV PHP 2:24 · RV PHP 2:29 · RV PHP 3:1 · RV PHP 3:8 · RV PHP 3:20 · RV PHP 4:1–2 · RV PHP 4:4–5 · RV PHP 4:10 · RV PHP 4:23 · LV PHP 1:2 · LV PHP 1:14 · LV PHP 2:11 · LV PHP 2:19 · LV PHP 2:24 · LV PHP 2:29 · LV PHP 3:1 · LV PHP 3:8 · LV PHP 3:20 · LV PHP 4:1–2 · LV PHP 4:4–5 · LV PHP 4:10 · LV PHP 4:23 · Read together PHP 1:2 · Read together PHP 1:14 · Read together PHP 2:11 · Read together PHP 2:19 · Read together PHP 2:24 · Read together PHP 2:29 · Read together PHP 3:1 · Read together PHP 3:8 · Read together PHP 3:20 · Read together PHP 4:1–2 · Read together PHP 4:4–5 · Read together PHP 4:10 · Read together PHP 4:23

TI1: RV TI1 1:2 · RV TI1 1:12 · RV TI1 1:14 · RV TI1 6:3 · RV TI1 6:14–15 · LV TI1 1:2 · LV TI1 1:12 · LV TI1 1:14 · LV TI1 6:3 · LV TI1 6:14–15 · Read together TI1 1:2 · Read together TI1 1:12 · Read together TI1 1:14 · Read together TI1 6:3 · Read together TI1 6:14–15

TI2: RV TI2 1:2 · RV TI2 1:8 · RV TI2 1:16 · RV TI2 1:18 · RV TI2 2:7 · RV TI2 2:19 · RV TI2 2:22 · RV TI2 2:24 · RV TI2 3:11 · RV TI2 4:8 · RV TI2 4:14 · RV TI2 4:17–18 · RV TI2 4:22 · LV TI2 1:2 · LV TI2 1:8 · LV TI2 1:16 · LV TI2 1:18 · LV TI2 2:7 · LV TI2 2:19 · LV TI2 2:22 · LV TI2 2:24 · LV TI2 3:11 · LV TI2 4:8 · LV TI2 4:14 · LV TI2 4:17–18 · LV TI2 4:22 · Read together TI2 1:2 · Read together TI2 1:8 · Read together TI2 1:16 · Read together TI2 1:18 · Read together TI2 2:7 · Read together TI2 2:19 · Read together TI2 2:22 · Read together TI2 2:24 · Read together TI2 3:11 · Read together TI2 4:8 · Read together TI2 4:14 · Read together TI2 4:17–18 · Read together TI2 4:22

PHM: RV PHM 1:3 · RV PHM 1:5 · RV PHM 1:16 · RV PHM 1:20 · RV PHM 1:25 · LV PHM 1:3 · LV PHM 1:5 · LV PHM 1:16 · LV PHM 1:20 · LV PHM 1:25 · Read together PHM 1:3 · Read together PHM 1:5 · Read together PHM 1:16 · Read together PHM 1:20 · Read together PHM 1:25

PE1: RV PE1 1:3 · RV PE1 1:25 · RV PE1 2:3 · RV PE1 2:13 · RV PE1 3:12 · RV PE1 3:15 · LV PE1 1:3 · LV PE1 1:25 · LV PE1 2:3 · LV PE1 2:13 · LV PE1 3:12 · LV PE1 3:15 · Read together PE1 1:3 · Read together PE1 1:25 · Read together PE1 2:3 · Read together PE1 2:13 · Read together PE1 3:12 · Read together PE1 3:15

JDE: RV JDE 1:4 · RV JDE 1:9 · RV JDE 1:14 · RV JDE 1:17 · RV JDE 1:21 · RV JDE 1:25 · LV JDE 1:4 · LV JDE 1:9 · LV JDE 1:14 · LV JDE 1:17 · LV JDE 1:21 · LV JDE 1:25 · Read together JDE 1:4 · Read together JDE 1:9 · Read together JDE 1:14 · Read together JDE 1:17 · Read together JDE 1:21 · Read together JDE 1:25

Sense 2: owner, master, lord

Semantic entry: 57.12

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Have, Possess, Property, Owner

Definition: one who owns and controls property, including especially servants and slaves, with important supplementary semantic components of high status and respect

MAT 6:24: RV MAT 6:24 · LV MAT 6:24 · Read together MAT 6:24

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24 “No one can serve two masters, because they’ll either hate one and like the other one, or else will support one and despise the other. So you people can’t serve both God and money.

OET-LV MAT 6:24

24 No _one is _able to _be _serving for _two masters, because/for either he _will _be _hating the one and he _will _be _loving the other, or he _will _be _upholding of_the_one and he _will _be _despising of _the other.
You _all _are_ not _being _able to _be _serving for_god and money.

MAT 9:38: RV MAT 9:38 · LV MAT 9:38 · Read together MAT 9:38

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OET-RV MAT 9:38

38 So ask the owner of the harvest to send more workers to help with it.”

OET-LV MAT 9:38

38 therefore be _besought of _the master of _the harvest, so _that he _may _send _forth workers into the harvest of _him.

All 60 recorded passages for this sense

MRK: RV MRK 12:9 · RV MRK 13:35 · LV MRK 12:9 · LV MRK 13:35 · Read together MRK 12:9 · Read together MRK 13:35

JHN: RV JHN 13:16 · RV JHN 15:15 · RV JHN 15:20 · LV JHN 13:16 · LV JHN 15:15 · LV JHN 15:20 · Read together JHN 13:16 · Read together JHN 15:15 · Read together JHN 15:20

ACT: RV ACT 16:16 · RV ACT 16:19 · LV ACT 16:16 · LV ACT 16:19 · Read together ACT 16:16 · Read together ACT 16:19

GAL: RV GAL 4:1 · LV GAL 4:1 · Read together GAL 4:1

EPH: RV EPH 6:5 · RV EPH 6:9 · LV EPH 6:5 · LV EPH 6:9 · Read together EPH 6:5 · Read together EPH 6:9

COL: RV COL 3:22 · RV COL 4:1 · LV COL 3:22 · LV COL 4:1 · Read together COL 3:22 · Read together COL 4:1

PE1: RV PE1 3:6 · LV PE1 3:6 · Read together PE1 3:6

Sense 3: ruler, master, lord

Semantic entry: 37.51

Semantic domains: Control, Rule

Subdomains: Rule, Govern

Definition: one who rules or exercises authority over others

Notes: For the meaning of κύριος as a title for God or for Christ, see Semantic domain 12.9.

MAT 6:24: RV MAT 6:24 · LV MAT 6:24 · Read together MAT 6:24

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OET-RV MAT 6:24

24 “No one can serve two masters, because they’ll either hate one and like the other one, or else will support one and despise the other. So you people can’t serve both God and money.

OET-LV MAT 6:24

MAT 12:8: RV MAT 12:8 · LV MAT 12:8 · Read together MAT 12:8

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OET-RV MAT 12:8

8 because the son of humanity is the master over the rest day.

OET-LV MAT 12:8

8 For/Because the son of_ the _man is master of _the day _of _rest.

All 8 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 6:24 · RV MAT 12:8 · LV MAT 6:24 · LV MAT 12:8 · Read together MAT 6:24 · Read together MAT 12:8

MRK: RV MRK 2:28 · LV MRK 2:28 · Read together MRK 2:28

LUK: RV LUK 6:5 · LV LUK 6:5 · Read together LUK 6:5

ACT: RV ACT 25:26 · LV ACT 25:26 · Read together ACT 25:26

CO1: RV CO1 8:5 · LV CO1 8:5 · Read together CO1 8:5

REV: RV REV 17:14 · RV REV 19:16 · LV REV 17:14 · LV REV 19:16 · Read together REV 17:14 · Read together REV 19:16

Sense 4: sir, mister

Semantic entry: 87.53

Semantic domains: Status

Subdomains: High Status or Rank [including persons of high status]

Definition: a title of respect used in addressing or speaking of a man

MAT 8:2: RV MAT 8:2 · LV MAT 8:2 · Read together MAT 8:2

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OET-RV MAT 8:2

2 and then a man with leprosy approached him and knelt down in front of him and asked, “Master, if you’re willing, you’re able to get rid of this disease.”

OET-LV MAT 8:2

2 And see, a_leper having _approached, was _prostrating to _him saying:
master, if you _may _be _willing, you _are _being _able to _cleanse me.

MAT 8:6: RV MAT 8:6 · LV MAT 8:6 · Read together MAT 8:6

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OET-RV MAT 8:6

6 saying, “Master, I have a slave who’s paralysed and has to stay in bed because he’s being badly tormented.”

OET-LV MAT 8:6

6 and saying, master, the paralytic servant of _me has _been _laid in the house, being _tormented terribly.

All 42 recorded passages for this sense

MRK: RV MRK 7:28 · LV MRK 7:28 · Read together MRK 7:28

LUK: RV LUK 5:12 · RV LUK 7:6 · RV LUK 9:59 · RV LUK 13:25 · LV LUK 5:12 · LV LUK 7:6 · LV LUK 9:59 · LV LUK 13:25 · Read together LUK 5:12 · Read together LUK 7:6 · Read together LUK 9:59 · Read together LUK 13:25

ACT: RV ACT 9:5 · RV ACT 10:4 · RV ACT 16:30 · RV ACT 22:8 · RV ACT 26:15 · LV ACT 9:5 · LV ACT 10:4 · LV ACT 16:30 · LV ACT 22:8 · LV ACT 26:15 · Read together ACT 9:5 · Read together ACT 10:4 · Read together ACT 16:30 · Read together ACT 22:8 · Read together ACT 26:15

REV: RV REV 7:14 · LV REV 7:14 · Read together REV 7:14

Sense 5: honor or disgrace depends on the person whom one serves

Semantic entry: 87.56

Semantic domains: Status

Subdomains: High Status or Rank [including persons of high status]

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to his own master he stands or falls, probably a familiar adage) whether one maintains one’s status or relationship to a master depends on the masters judgment or evaluation

Collocations: τῷ ἰδίῳ κυρίῳ στήκει ἢ πίπτει

ROM 14:4: RV ROM 14:4 · LV ROM 14:4 · Read together ROM 14:4

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OET-RV ROM 14:4

4 Who are you to judge someone else’s house servants? Their own master will judge if they stand or fall, and they’ll stand because the master is able to help them.

OET-LV ROM 14:4

4 You who are, the one judging anothers house _servant?
To _his own master he _is _standing or is _falling.
But he _will _be _being _stood, because/for is _able the master to _stand him.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

κύριος

Form 1

Sense 1: Lord, Ruler, One who commands

Sense 2: owner, master, lord

Sense 3: ruler, master, lord

Sense 4: sir, mister

Sense 5: honor or disgrace depends on the person whom one serves