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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #2782 - κήρυγμα

Transliteration

kḗrygma

Phonetics

kay'-roog-mah

Origin

from (G2784)

Parts of Speech

neuter noun

TDNT

3:714,430

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

that which is proclaimed by a herald or public crier, a proclamation by herald
in the NT the message or proclamation of the heralds of God or Christ

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 6963 ‑ קֹל (kole, kole); 7150 ‑ קְרִיאָה (ker‑ee‑aw');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (8)

Matthew 1

Luke 1

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 3

2 Timothy 1

Titus 1

BSB (8)

Matthew 1

Luke 1

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 3

2 Timothy 1

Titus 1

CSB (8)

Matthew 1

Luke 1

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 3

2 Timothy 1

Titus 1

ESV (8)

Matthew 1

Luke 1

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 3

2 Timothy 1

Titus 1

KJV (8)

Matthew 1

Luke 1

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 3

2 Timothy 1

Titus 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (9)

Matthew 1

Luke 1

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 4

2 Timothy 1

Titus 1

N95 (9)

Matthew 1

Luke 1

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 4

2 Timothy 1

Titus 1

NAS (9)

Matthew 1

Luke 1

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 4

2 Timothy 1

Titus 1

NLT (8)

Matthew 1

Luke 1

Romans 2

1 Corinthians 3

2 Timothy 1

Titus 1

WEB (7)

Matthew 1

Luke 1

1 Corinthians 3

2 Timothy 1

Titus 1

YLT (8)

Matthew 1

Luke 1

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 3

2 Timothy 1

Titus 1

ASV (8)

of the preaching 1

preaching 2

the message 2

the preaching 3

BSB (8)

message 1

preaching 4

proclamation 1

the proclamation 1

was preached 1

CSB (8)

preached 1

proclamation 4

the proclamation 3

ESV (8)

message 2

preach 1

preaching 5

KJV (8)

preaching 8

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (9)

message 1

preached 1

preaching 7

N95 (9)

message 1

preached 1

preaching 5

proclamation 2

NAS (9)

message 1

preached 1

preaching 5

proclamation 2

NLT (8)

announce 1

message 1

news 1

preaching 5

WEB (7)

of the preaching 1

preaching 2

the message 2

the preaching 2

YLT (8)

preaching 6

proclamation 2

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

N-ASN 3

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

N-NSN 3

ANT

N-ASN 3

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

N-NSN 3

BEZ

N-ASN 4

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

N-NSN 3

BGB

N-ASN 3

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

N-NSN 3

BMT

N-ASN 2

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

N-NSN 3

BYZ

N-ASN 3

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

N-NSN 3

ELZ

N-ASN 3

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

N-NSN 3

NA26

N-ASN 3

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

N-NSN 3

SBL

N-ASN 3

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

N-NSN 3

SCV

N-ASN 3

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

N-NSN 3

STV

N-ASN 3

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

N-NSN 3

TIS

N-ASN 3

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

N-NSN 3

N-ASN 3

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

N-NSN 3

TRG

N-ASN 3

N-DSN 1

N-GSN 1

N-NSN 3

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

κήρυγ-μα, ατος, τό,

(κηρύσσω)

I that which is cried by a herald, proclamation, S. Ichn. 13, etc.; κ. ποιέεσθαι Hdt. 3.52; ἐκ τοῦ κ. by proclamation, Id. 6.78; πόλει κ. θεῖναι S. Ant. 8; τῷ κ. ἐμμένειν Id. OT 350, cf. Ant. 454; κ. ἀνειπεῖν Th. 4.105; κηρύσσειν Aeschin. 3.154; κ. γιγνόμενον D. 18.83; announcement of victory in games, D.C. 63.14; mandate, summons, S. Ant. 162 (anap.); reward offered by proclamation, X. HG 5.4.10, Aeschin. 3.33.

II preaching, Luke 11:32,al.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

κήρυγμα, κηρύγματος, τό (κηρύσσω), in Greek writings especially Attic, that which is promulgated by a herald or public crier, a proclamation by herald; in the N. T. the message or proclamation by the heralds of God or Chris t: thus the proclamation of the necessity of repentance and reformation made by the prophet Jonah (A. V. preaching), τό κήρυγμα Ἰωνᾶ, Matthew 12:41; Luke 11:32 (Jonah 3:4); the announcement of salvation procured by Christ and to be had through him: absolutely, 1 Corinthians 1:21; Titus 1:3; with the genitive of the subjunctive, made by one, 1 Corinthians 2:4; 1 Corinthians 15:14; with the genitive of the object Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, concerning Jesus Christ, Romans 16:25, cf. Philippi at the passage; (τῆς αἰωνίου σωτηρίας, Mark 16 WH in (rejected) 'Shorter Conclusion'); the act of publishing, absolutely, 2 Timothy 4:17 (but R. V. that the message might be fully proclaimed; see πληροφορέω, a.).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

κήρυγμα , -τος , τό

(< κηρύσσω ),

[in LXX: 2 Chronicles 30:5 (H6963), Jonah 3:2 (H7150), Proverbs 9:3, 1 Esdras 9:3 *;]

in cl.,

that which is cried by a herald, a proclamation. In NT (v. Lft., Notes, 161), of God's heralds, proclamation, message, preaching (i.e. the substance as distinct from the act which would be expressed by † κήρυξις ): Matthew 12:41, Luke 11:32, 1 Corinthians 1:21, 2 Timothy 4:17, Titus 1:3; c. gen. cubic., τὸ κ . μου , 1 Corinthians 2:4; ἡμῶν , 1 Corinthians 15:14; c. gen. obj., Ἰησοῦ Χρ ., Romans 16:25.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

P Petr III. 125.9 (Ptol.) ἔχθεμα [ἐ ]χθεῖναι. . καὶ κήρυγμα ποιήσασθαι, of a public announcement : similarly, Michel 3903.36 (c. B.C. 200). In an Egyptian sepulchral inscr., re–produced in Archiv v. p. 169, a certain Seratus, who has been laid between his mother and brother, announces—καὶ ἀδελφοῦ εἰμὶ κήρυγμα μέγιστον, ὧν καὶ ἡ σωφροσύνη κατὰ τὸν κόσμον λελάληται.

List of Word Forms

κηρυγμα κήρυγμα κήρυγμά κηρυγματι κηρύγματι κηρυγματος κηρύγματος κήρυκα kerugma kērugma kerugmati kērugmati kerugmatos kērugmatos kerygma kērygma kḗrygma kḗrygmá kerygmati kerýgmati kērygmati kērýgmati kerygmatos kerýgmatos kērygmatos kērýgmatos