kyrieuō · rule over, be lord

What it means

kyrieuō (κυριεύω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “rule over, be lord”.

Be lord over, rule, have power over.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Command others as their owner.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• master over ×3
• lord it over ×2
• he might be Lord ×1
• those who rule as lords ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×1
• Romans×4
• 2 Corinthians×1
• 1 Timothy×1

• Luke 22:25

  And he said to them, “The kings of the nations lord it over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called benefactors.

• Romans 6:9

  knowing that the Messiah, having been raised from the dead, no longer dies; death no longer is master over him.

• Romans 6:14

  For sin will not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace.

• Romans 7:1

  Or do you not know, brothers (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law is master over a person for as long a time as he lives?

• Romans 14:9

  For to this end the Messiah died and came to life, so that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

• 2 Corinthians 1:24

  Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are co-workers for your joy; for you stand by faith.

• 1 Timothy 6:15

  which he will show at the proper time, the happy and only Sovereign, the King of those who reign and Lord of those who rule as lords,