Kuria Κυρία
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| Κυρία | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | Kuria |
| Strong's number | G2959 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | lady |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Kuria (Greek Κυρία, Strong's G2959) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “lady”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
κυρία
(Κυρία, T, WH, mg.), -ας, ἡ, [in LXX chiefly for גְּבֶרֶת ;]
a lady: 2Jn.1 Jn 5 (on the interpretation, see ICC, 167 ff.).†
(AS)
(Κυρία, T, WH, mg.), -ας, ἡ, [in LXX chiefly for גְּבֶרֶת ;]
a lady: 2Jn.1 Jn 5 (on the interpretation, see ICC, 167 ff.).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | lady (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | lady (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Kuria, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 John
- 2 John 1:1The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I alone, but also all who know the truth—
- 2 John 1:5And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).