Lordship Lord

Lordship Lord

'''A — 1: κύριος (Strong'S #2962 — Noun Masculine — kurios — koo'-ree-os )

properly an adjective, signifying "having power" (kuros) or "authority," is used as a noun, variously translated in the Nt, "'Lord,' 'master,' 'Master,' 'owner,' 'Sir,' a title of wide significance, occurring in each book of the Nt save Titus and the Epistles of John. It is used (a) of an owner, as in  Luke 19:33 , cp.  Matthew 20:8;  Acts 16:16;  Galatians 4:1; or of one who has the disposal of anything, as the Sabbath,  Matthew 12:8; (b) of a master, i.e., one to whom service is due on any ground,  Matthew 6:24;  24:50;  Ephesians 6:5; (c) of an Emperor or King,  Acts 25:26;  Revelation 17:14; (d) of idols, ironically,  1 Corinthians 8:5 , cp.  Isaiah 26:13; (e) as a title of respect addressed to a father,  Matthew 21:30 , a husband,  1 Peter 3:6 , a master,  Matthew 13:27;  Luke 13:8 , a ruler,  Matthew 27:63 , an angel,  Acts 10:4;  Revelation 7:14; (f) as a title of courtesy addressed to a stranger,  John 12:21;  20:15;  Acts 16:30; from the outset of His ministry this was a common form of address to the Lord Jesus, alike by the people,  Matthew 8:2;  John 4:11 , and by His disciples,  Matthew 8:25;  Luke 5:8;  John 6:68; (g) kurios is the Sept. and Nt representative of Heb. Jehovah ('Lord' in Eng. versions), see  Matthew 4:7;  James 5:11 , e.g., of adon, Lord,  Matthew 22:44 , and of Adonay, Lord,  Matthew 1:22; it also occurs for Elohim, God,  1 Peter 1:25 .

 Matthew 7:21,22 9:38 22:41-45 Mark 5:19  Psalm 66:16 Luke 8:39 Luke 19:31 John 13:13 John 20:28 Acts 10:4 Revelation 7:14 Acts 2:47  Acts 4:29,30 Acts 2:36 Acts 10:36 Deuteronomy 10:14 Matthew 11:25 Acts 17:24 Psalm 34:8 1 Peter 2:3 Isaiah 8:13 1 Peter 3:15 James 1:7  James 1:5 3:9 4:15 5:4,10,11 James 1:1  1 Thessalonians 3:11 James 2:1  Psalm 24:7 29:3 Acts 7:2 1 Corinthians 2:8 5:7,8 James 4:10 5:15 Jude 1:4 Jude 1:5 Jude 1:9,14 1 Corinthians 1:3 1 Corinthians 3:20 1 Corinthians 3:5 1 Corinthians 3:10 1 Corinthians 7:25 2 Corinthians 3:16 8:21 1 Thessalonians 4:6 1 Corinthians 11:32  1 Corinthians 10:21,22 Hebrews 12:5-9 1 Timothy 6:15,16  Revelation 17:14 John 4:1 6:23 11:2 20:20 21:12 Acts 20:35 1 Corinthians 11:23 1 Thessalonians 2:15 5:9,10 1 Thessalonians 2:19 1 Thessalonians 3:11 Ephesians 1:3 Acts 16:31 20:21 Romans 7:24,25 Acts 2:36 Romans 10:9 14:9 1 Corinthians 12:3

'''A — 2: δεσπότης (Strong'S #1203 — Noun Masculine — despotes — des-pot'-ace )

"a master, lord, one who possesses supreme authority," is used in personal address to God in  Luke 2:29;  Acts 4:24;  Revelation 6:10; with reference to Christ,  2 Peter 2:1;  Jude 1:4; elsewhere it is translated "master," "masters,"  1 Timothy 6:1,2;  2 Timothy 2:21 (of Christ);   Titus 2:9;  1 Peter 2:18 . See Master.

 Mark 10:51Rabboni.

'''A — 3: μεγιστάν (Strong'S #3175 — Noun Masculine — megistan — meg-is-tan'-es )

akin to megistos, "greatest," the superlative degree of megas, "great," denotes "chief men, nobles;" it is rendered "lords" in  Mark 6:21 , of nobles in Herod's entourage; "princes" in  Revelation 6:15;  18:23 , Rv (Av, "great men").

'''B — 1: κυριεύω (Strong'S #2961 — Verb — kurieuo — koo-ree-yoo'-o )

denotes "to be lord of, to exercise lordship over,"  Luke 22:25;  Romans 6:9,14;  7:1;  14:9;  2 Corinthians 1:24;  1 tim. 6:15; see Dominion , B, No. 1.

'''B — 2: κατακυριεύω (Strong'S #2634 — Verb — katakurieuo — kat-ak-oo-ree-yoo'-o )

a strengthened form of No. 1, is rendered "lording it" in  1 Peter 5:3 , Rv: see Dominion , B, No. 2.

'''C — 1: κυριακός (Strong'S #2960 — Adjective — kuriakos — koo-ree-ak-os' )

from kurios (A, No. 1), signifies "pertaining to a lord or master;" "lordly" is not a legitimate rendering for its use in the Nt, where it is used only of Christ; in  1 Corinthians 11:20 , of the Lord's Supper, or the Supper of the Lord (see Feast); in  Revelation 1:10 , of the Day of the Lord (see Day , No. 1).