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Koine Greek wordlink #138750

SR GNT 2 Tim 1:11 κῆρυξ (kaʸrux) ‘which was appointed I a proclaimer and an ambassador and’ Strongs=27830 Lemma=kērux
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=66 AD

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Other uses (1) of identical word form κῆρυξ (N-NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κῆρυξ’ (N-NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘a proclaimer’.

1 Tim 2:7 ‘which was appointed I a proclaimer and an ambassador the truth’ SR GNT 1 Tim 2:7 word 6

OET-LV: 7 to which I was _appointed a_proclaimer and an_ambassador (I _am _speaking the_truth in chosen _one /messiah, I _am_ not _lying), a_teacher of_the_pagans in knowledge and truth. (TI1_2:7)

OET-RV: 7 I was appointed to proclaim that message and as a missionary—no lies, I’m telling you the truth here in the messiah—and also as a teacher of knowledge and the truth to non-Jews. (TI1 2:7)

Greek words (2) other than κῆρυξ (N-NMS) with a gloss related to ‘proclaimer’

ACTs 17:18 καταγγελεύς (katangeleus) N-NMS Lemma=kataŋgeleus ‘of strange demons he is supposing a proclaimer to_be because Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)’ SR GNT Acts 17:18 word 30

OET-LV: 18 On _the _other _hand some also of _the Epikoureios and Stōikos philosophers were _conferring with _him, and some were _saying: What wishfully might_ this - _be _wanting babbler to _be _saying? But the others: He _is _supposing to _be a_proclaimer of _strange demons, because he _was _good _message _preaching the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) and the resurrection. (ACT_17:18)

OET-RV: 18 Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers enjoyed discussing things with him, but others just mocked him, “What does this babbler want to talk about now?”
¶ But others said, “Seems that he’s talking about strange demons,” because he was preaching the good message about Yeshua and coming back to life. (ACT 17:18)

2 PET 2:5 κήρυκα (kaʸruka) N-AMS ‘the eighth Nōe/(Noaḩ) of righteousness a proclaimer preserved the flood upon the world’ SR GNT 2 Pet 2:5 word 10

OET-LV: 5 and he_ not _spared from_the_ancient world, but preserved the_eighth, Nōe/(Noaḩ), a_proclaimer of _righteousness, having _brought_ the_flood _upon upon_the_world of_the_ungodly, (PE2_2:5)

OET-RV: 5 and if he didn’t spare the ancient world but only preserved the eight including Noah the proclaimer of righteousness when the flood came upon the ungodly world, (PE2 2:5)

Key: N=noun AMS=accusative,masculine,singular NMS=nominative,masculine,singular