What does βραχίων · κύριος mean in the Bible?
βραχίων · κύριος is a Greek phrase meaning "the Lord's arm, saving power".
Greek · G1023, G2962
βραχίων κυρίου
Arm · lord: God
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βραχίων G1023 arm
Pronunciation brachíōn
Metaphorically denotes God's power and might in salvation history; "arm of the Lord" is standard theological idiom.
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κύριος G2962 lord: God
Pronunciation kýrios
One who possesses ultimate authority; in NT, distinctively applied to the risen Jesus Christ alongside God.
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What does βραχίων κυρίου (brachiōn kyriou) mean in the Bible?
βραχίων · κύριος is a Greek phrase meaning "the Lord's arm, saving power".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1023, G2962?
G1023, G2962 is connected to 3 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. the Lord's arm, saving power
Source Gloss
the Lord's arm, saving power
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Dative (1) Number pattern Singular (3)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine John 12:38 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Acts 13:17 1×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Luke 1:51 1×
Word Origins
βραχίων κυρίου is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain