Strong's Lexicon
G2959 — Κυρία
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2959 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Κυρία |
| Part of Speech: | Name Person |
| Etymology: | feminine of G2962 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | Kuria |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | koo-ree'-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. Cyria, a Christian woman |
| KJV Renderings: | lady |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κυρία, κυρίας, ἡ, Cyria, a Christian woman to whom the Second Epistle of John is addressed: 2Jn 1:1; 2Jn 1:5 (G L T K C (and WH marginal reading in 2Jn 1:1)). This proper name is not uncommon in other writers also; cf. Lücke, Comm. üb. die Brr. des Joh 3:1-36 rd edition, p. 444. (But R Tr others κυρία, regarding the word as an appellative, lady; (αἱ γυναῖκες εὐθύς ἀπό τεσσαρεσκαίδεκα ἐτῶν ὑπό τῶν ἀνδρῶν κυριαι καλοῦνται, Epictetus enchir. 40). Cf. Westcott on 2 John as above).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
κυρία (lady)
2 John 1:1
- KJV: The 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
- GK: ο πρεσβύτερος εκλεκτή κυρία και τοις τέκνοις αυτής ους εγώ αγαπώ εν αληθεία και ουκ εγώ μόνος αλλά και πάντες οι εγνωκότες την αλήθειαν
2 John 1:5
- KJV: And 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
- GK: και νυν ερωτώ σε κυρία ουχ ως εντολήν γράφων σοι καινήν αλλά ην είχομεν απ΄ αρχής ίνα αγαπώμεν αλλήλους
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