Luke 20:42:9Luke.20.42.W9TAB
κύριος
kyrios
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- KY-ri-os
- Extended
- KYH-ree-ohs
- IPA
- /ˈky.ri.os/
Meaning by language
- English
- Lord
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KY-ri-os
- sentence
au-TOS gar da-VID LE-gei en BI-blō psal-MŌN EI-pen KY-ri-os tō ky-RI-ō mou KA-thou ek de-kshi-ŌN mou
Exegesis
Within the quoted material, kyrios {κύριος | ký-ri-os} functions as the subject of eipen, while the dative phrase tō kyriō mou {τῷ κυρίῳ μου | tôi ku-rí-ō mou} ‘to my Lord’ marks the indirect object, showing a Lord addressing another Lord.
Root and etymology
kyri-kappa–upsilon–rho
“master, one with authority”
In context — Luke 20:42
For David himself says in the book of Psalms, “The Lord said to my Lord, ‘Sit at my right hand .’”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:42:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 20:42, so the Greek word κύριος (kyrios) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.20.42.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.42.W9.S1) and character.