Kurios Dvd

[Magdalena Liendo]

Kyriosor kurios (Greek: κύριος, romanized: kū́rios (ancient), kyrios (modern)) is a Greek word that is usually translated as "lord" or "master".[1] It is used in the Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament) about 7000 times,[2] in particular translating the name YHWH (the Tetragrammaton),[3] and it appears in the Koine Greek New Testament about 740 times, usually referring to Jesus.[4][5][6][7]

In Classical Athens, the word kyrios referred to the head of the household,[8] who was responsible for his wife, children, and any unmarried female relatives. It was the responsibility of the kyrios to arrange the marriages of his female relatives,[9] provide their dowries, represent them in court, if necessary,[10] and deal with any economic transactions they were involved in worth more than a medimnos of barley.[11] When an Athenian woman married, her husband became her new kyrios.[12]

The existence of the system of kyrioi (plural of kyrios) elsewhere in ancient Greece is debated, and the evidence is not clear-cut, but Cartledge has argued that in Sparta kyrioi existed, although in Gortyn they do not appear to have done.[13]

The term "κύριος" is still in use in the Modern Greek language and is the equivalent to the English terms "mister" (title conferred on an adult male), "master" (someone who has control over something or someone), and "sir" (an address to any male). For example, the English term "Mr. Smith" is translated to "κύριος Σμίθ" (kyrios Smith) in Greek. Its female form "κυρία, kira" is the equivalent to the English term Mrs.

Kyrios appears about 700 times in the New Testament, usually referring to Jesus.[14] The use of kyrios in the New Testament has been the subject of debate among modern scholars, and three schools of thought exist on that topic.

In everyday Aramaic, Mari was a respectful form of address. In Greek this has at times been translated as kyrios. While the term Mari expressed the relationship between Jesus and his disciples during his life, Christians eventually came to interpret the Greek kyrios as representing lordship over the world.[17]

Kyrios is a key element of the Christology of Apostle Paul. Most scholars agree that the use of kyrios, and hence the Lordship of Jesus, predated the Pauline Epistles, but that Saint Paul expanded and elaborated on that topic.[16] More than any other title, kyrios defined the relationship between Jesus and those who believed in him as Christ: Jesus was their Lord and Master who was to be served with all their hearts and who would one day judge their actions throughout their lives.[20]

The kyrios title for Jesus is central to the development of New Testament Christology, for the early Christians placed it at the center of their understanding and from that center attempted to understand the other issues related to the Christian mysteries.[21]

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord,[e] are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.[22]

In some cases, when reading the Hebrew Bible, the Jews would substitute Adonai (my Lord) for the Tetragrammaton, and they may have also substituted Kyrios when reading to a Greek audience. Origen refers to both practices in his commentary on Psalms (2.2). The practice was due to the desire not to overuse the name of God. Examples of this can be seen in Philo.[23]

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When referring to the true God, the New Testament sometimes uses the Greek word kurios translated as "Lord." It is important that we have a correct understanding of the word because it is often misunderstood.

We find Jesus being addressed by the human and divine usages of kurios. The polite form of kurios meaning, "Sir," is used. In John's gospel Jesus met a woman at a well in Samaria. She addressed Him as kurios (sir).

So that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father (Philippians 2:10,11).

The Greek word kurios has a number of different meanings. It can mean sir, master, owner, or even refer to an idol. However on a number of occasions it is the Greek equivalent to the Hebrew word Yahweh or Jehovah. This is the divine name for God. Jesus Christ is designated as the Lord in many New Testament references. This is the consistent truth of Scripture - Jesus is Yahweh or Jehovah.

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No designation of Jesus in the early church had deeper significance than the title Kurios, "Lord." It was used by the earliest Christians to express their veneration for Jesus as the risen and and ascended Christ. In fact, New Testament scholars today commonly recognize that the simple statement "Jesus is Lord" is the fundamental declaration of the Christian faith. This was the earliest Christian confession of faith, and great stress was laid upon it. On the day of Pentecost, for example, the apostle Peter boldly declared: "'Let all Israel then accept as certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah'" (Acts 2:36, N.E.B.).* Jesus was now "Lord of all" (Acts 10:36). At His name "every knee should bow" and "every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord" (Phil. 2:10, 11).

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