What does κύριος · Χριστός mean in the Bible?
κύριος · Χριστός is a Greek phrase meaning "Lord Christ; Messiah as sovereign master".
Greek · G2962, G5547
κυρίῳ Χριστῷ
Lord: God · anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
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κύριοςG2962lord: God
Pronunciationkýrios
One who possesses ultimate authority; in NT, distinctively applied to the risen Jesus Christ alongside God.
Open lexicon entry →ΧριστόςG5547anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
PronunciationChristós
Open lexicon entry →What does κυρίῳ Χριστῷ (kyriō Christō) mean in the Bible?
κύριος · Χριστός is a Greek phrase meaning "Lord Christ; Messiah as sovereign master".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2962, G5547?
G2962, G5547 is connected to 713 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Lord Christ; Messiah as sovereign master
Source Gloss
Lord Christ; Messiah as sovereign master
Grammatical Forms
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.
Form patterns9Aligned forms713Case patternGenitive (242)Number patternSingular (699)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 10:25 · Matt 12:8 · Matt 18:25 · Matt 18:27 · Matt 18:32 · Matt 18:34 · Matt 20:8 · Matt 21:3 · Matt 21:40 · Matt 22:44 · Matt 24:42 · Matt 24:45 · Matt 24:46 · Matt 24:48 · Matt 24:50 · Matt 25:19176×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineLuke 19:33 · Acts 16:19 · 1 Cor 8:5 · Eph 6:9 · Col 4:15×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 1:20 · Matt 1:22 · Matt 1:24 · Matt 2:13 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 2:19 · Matt 3:3 · Matt 9:38 · Matt 21:9 · Matt 21:42 · Matt 23:39 · Matt 25:18 · Matt 25:21 · Matt 25:23 · Matt 28:2 · Mark 1:3239×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 15:27 · Rev 17:14 · Rev 19:163×
Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 5:33 · Matt 18:31 · Matt 22:44 · Mark 12:36 · Luke 1:17 · Luke 2:22 · Luke 2:23 · Luke 14:21 · Luke 16:5 · Luke 17:5 · Luke 20:42 · Acts 2:34 · Acts 5:14 · Acts 11:23 · Acts 11:24 · Acts 13:299×
Dative · Plural · MasculineMatt 6:24 · Luke 16:13 · Acts 16:16 · Eph 6:5 · Col 3:225×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 4:7 · Matt 4:10 · Matt 10:24 · Matt 22:37 · Matt 22:43 · Matt 22:45 · Mark 12:30 · Mark 12:37 · Luke 1:16 · Luke 1:46 · Luke 4:8 · Luke 4:12 · Luke 7:19 · Luke 10:27 · Luke 12:36 · Luke 19:867×
Vocative · Singular · MasculineMatt 7:21 · Matt 7:22 · Matt 8:2 · Matt 8:6 · Matt 8:8 · Matt 8:21 · Matt 8:25 · Matt 9:28 · Matt 11:25 · Matt 13:27 · Matt 14:28 · Matt 14:30 · Matt 15:22 · Matt 15:25 · Matt 15:27 · Matt 16:22118×
Vocative · Plural · MasculineActs 16:301×