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Kyrios
noun
Ky·ri·os
\ˈkirēˌäs\
variants: less commonly
Kurios
\ˈku̇r-\Definition of Kyrios
Kyrioi
\-ēˌȯi\ orKyrioses
\-ēˌäsə̇z\ alsoKurioi
orKurioses
: lord early Christians confessed Jesus Christ as their Kyrios instead of the emperor
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Origin and Etymology of kyrios
Greek kyrios lord, master, from kyros power, might
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