1) he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord
1a) the possessor and disposer of a thing
1a1) the owner; one who has control of the person, the master
1a2) in the state: the sovereign, prince, chief, the Roman emperor
1b) is a title of honour expressive of respect and reverence, with which servants greet their master
1c) this title is given to: God, the Messiah
Part of Speech: noun masculine
Citing in TDNT: 3:1039, 486
G2962
From κῦρος kuros (supremacy); supreme in authority, that is, (as noun) controller; by implication Mr. (as a respectful title): - God, Lord, master, Sir.
| Gloss | Section |
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| a Lord | 12.9 |
| c ruler | 37.51 |
| (ὀνομάζω τὸ ὄνομα κύριου) say that one belongs to the Lord | 53.62 |
| b owner | 57.12 |
| d sir | 87.53 |
| (τῷ ἰδίῳ κυρίῳ στήκει ἢ πίπτει) honor depends on master’s judgment | 87.56 |
These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.
University of Chicago's Logion lexicon
Thayer's dictionary plus other information.
From this site's dictionary (in Italian)
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