What does κύριος · σαβαώθ mean in the Bible?
e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)".
Lord: God · armies; sabaoth (i.e. tsebaoth), a military epithet of God
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κύριος · σαβαώθ is a Greek phrase meaning "supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)".
Full entry for κύριος (G2962, G4519) · Open the biblical lexicon
e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)".
G2962, G4519 is connected to 713 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Greek phrase. supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
:-- God, Lord, master, Sir.
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 9 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.
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Affirms God’s sovereign authority to judge injustice. James 5:1–6
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
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