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Lexicon :: Strong's G2784 - kēryssō

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κηρύσσω
Transliteration
kēryssō (Key)
Pronunciation
kay-roos'-so
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
mGNT
61x in 28 unique form(s) TR
61x in 28 unique form(s) LXX
26x in 13 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:697,430

Strong’s Definitions

κηρύσσω kērýssō, kay-roos'-so; of uncertain affinity; to herald (as a public crier), especially divine truth (the gospel):—preacher(-er), proclaim, publish.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 61x

The KJV translates Strong's G2784 in the following manner: preach (51x), publish (5x), proclaim (2x), preached (with G2258) (2x), preacher (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 61x
The KJV translates Strong's G2784 in the following manner: preach (51x), publish (5x), proclaim (2x), preached (with G2258) (2x), preacher (1x).

  1. to be a herald, to officiate as a herald

    1. to proclaim after the manner of a herald

    2. always with the suggestion of formality, gravity and an authority which must be listened to and obeyed

  2. to publish, proclaim openly: something which has been done

  3. used of the public proclamation of the gospel and matters pertaining to it, made by John the Baptist, by Jesus, by the apostles and other Christian teachers

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κηρύσσω kērýssō, kay-roos'-so; of uncertain affinity; to herald (as a public crier), especially divine truth (the gospel):—preacher(-er), proclaim, publish.
STRONGS G2784:
κηρύσσω; imperfect ἐκήρυσσον; future κηρύξω; 1 aorist ἐκηρυξα (infinitive κηρύξαι R G Tr WH, κηρύξαι L T; cf. Lipsius, Gramm. Untersuch., p. 32ff; Tdf. Proleg., p. 101; Winer's Grammar, § 6, 1 f. (see references under the word κῆρυξ)); passive, present κηρύσσομαι; 1 aorist ἐκηρυχθην; 1 future κηρυχθήσομαι; (κῆρυξ, which see); from Homer down; the Sept. for קָרָא; to be a herald; to officiate as herald; to proclaim after the manner of a herald; always with a suggestion of formality, gravity, and an authority which must be listened to and obeyed;
a. univ to publish, proclaim openly: something which has been done, Mark 7:36; τόν λόγον, Mark 1:45 (here joined with διαφημίζειν); followed by indirect discourse, Mark 5:20; Luke 8:39; something which ought to be done, followed by the infinitive (cf. Winers Grammar, 322 (302); (Buttmann, § 141, 2)), Romans 2:21; Μωυσῆν, the authority and precepts of Moses, Acts 15:21; περιτομήν, the necessity of circumcision, Galatians 5:11.
b. specifically used of the public proclamation of the gospel and matters pertaining to it, made by John the Baptist, by Jesus, by the apostles and other Christian teachers: absolutely, Matthew 11:1; Mark 1:38; Mark 3:14; Mark 16:20; Romans 10:15; with the dative of the person to whom the proclamation is made, 1 Corinthians 9:27; 1 Peter 3:19; εἰς (R ἐν with the dative) τάς συναγωγάς (see εἰς, A. I. 5 b.; cf. Winer's Grammar, 213 (200)), Mark 1:39; (Luke 4:44 T Tr text WH); (ὁ) κηρύσσων, Romans 10:14; κηρύσσειν, with the accusative of the thing, Matthew 10:27; Luke (Luke 4:19); Luke 12:3; τίνι τί, Luke 4:18(Luke 4:19); τό εὐαγγέλιον τῆς βασιλείας, Matthew 4:23; Matthew 9:35; Mark 1:14 (where G L brackets T Tr WH τό εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Θεοῦ); τό εὐαγγέλιον simply, Mark 16:15; Galatians 2:2; τό εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰς τινας (see above), 1 Thessalonians 2:9; passive, Matthew 24:14; Matthew 26:13; Colossians 1:23; with εἰς πάντα τά ἔθνη or εἰς ὅλον τόν κόσμον added, Mark 13:10; Mark 14:9; τόν λόγον, 2 Timothy 4:2; τό ῤῆμα τῆς πίστεως, Romans 10:8; τήν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, Luke 8:1; Luke 9:2; Acts 20:25 (here G L T Tr WH omit τοῦ Θεοῦ); Acts 28:31; βάπτισμα, the necessity of baptism, Mark 1:4; Luke 3:3; Acts 10:37; μετάνοιαν καί ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν, by public proclamation to exhort to repentance and promise the pardon of sins, Luke 24:47; ἵνα μετανοῶσιν (R G μετανοήσωσι) (see ἵνα, II. 2 b.; (Buttmann, 237 (204))), Mark 6:12. τινα τισί, to proclaim to persons one whom they are to become acquainted with in order to learn what they ought to do: Χριστόν, or τόν Ἰησοῦν, Acts 8:5; Acts 19:13; Philippians 1:15; 1 Corinthians 1:23; 2 Corinthians 4:5 (where it is opposed to ἑαυτόν κηρύσσομεν, to proclaim one's own excellence and authority); 2 Corinthians 11:4; passive, ὁ κηρυχθείς, 1 Timothy 3:16; with διά and the genitive of person added, 2 Corinthians 1:19; with the epexegetic addition, ὅτι οὗτος ἐστιν ὁ υἱός τοῦ Θεοῦ, Acts 9:20; ὅτι ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐγήγερται, 1 Corinthians 15:12; τίνι followed by ὅτι, Acts 10:42; κηρύσσων followed by λέγων (Matthew 3:2), with direct discourse, Matt. (Matthew 3:1 L T WH); Matthew 10:7; Mark 1:7; κηρύσσειν καί λέγειν followed by direct discourse, Matthew 3:1 (R G Tr brackets); Matthew 4:17; κηρύσσοντα ἐν (omitted in Rec.) φωνή μεγάλη, followed by direct discourse (of an angel as God's herald), Revelation 5:2; κηρύσσομεν with οὕτως added, 1 Corinthians 15:11. On this word see Zezschwitz, Petri apost. de Christi ad inferos descensu sententia. (Lipsius 1857), p. 31ff; (Campbell, Dissert. on the Gospels, diss. 6, pt. v. Compare: προκηρύσσω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
3:1; 3:1; 3:2; 4:17; 4:23; 9:35; 10:7; 10:27; 11:1; 24:14; 26:13
Mark
1:4; 1:7; 1:14; 1:38; 1:39; 1:45; 3:14; 5:20; 6:12; 7:36; 13:10; 14:9; 16:15; 16:20
Luke
3:3; 4:18; 4:19; 4:19; 4:44; 8:1; 8:39; 9:2; 12:3; 24:47
Acts
8:5; 9:20; 10:37; 10:42; 15:21; 19:13; 20:25; 28:31
Romans
2:21; 10:8; 10:14; 10:15
1 Corinthians
1:23; 9:27; 15:11; 15:12
2 Corinthians
1:19; 4:5; 11:4
Galatians
2:2; 5:11
Philippians
1:15
Colossians
1:23
1 Thessalonians
2:9
1 Timothy
3:16
2 Timothy
4:2
1 Peter
3:19
Revelation
5:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2784 matches the Greek κηρύσσω (kēryssō),
which occurs 26 times in 26 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:43

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:43 - And he mounted him on the second of his chariots, and a herald made proclamation before him; and he set him over all the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:5 - And Aaron having seen it built an altar before it, and Aaron made proclamation saying, To-morrow is a feast of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:6 - And Moses commanded, and proclaimed in the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman any longer labour for the offerings of the sanctuary; and the people were restrained from bringing any more.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:20 - And Ju said, Sanctify a solemn festival to Baal, and they made a proclamation.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:3 - And Josaphat was alarmed, and set his face to seek the Lord earnestly, and he proclaimed a fast in all Juda.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:9 - And let men proclaim in Juda and in Jerusalem, that the people should bring to the Lord, as Moses the servant of God spoke concerning Israel in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:22 - In the first year of Cyrus king of the Persians, after the fulfilment of the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremias, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of the Persians, and told him to make proclamation in writing throughout all his kingdom, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:9 - and let him give it to one of the king's noble friends, and let him array the man whom the king loves; and let him mount him on the horse, and proclaim through the street of the city, saying, Thus shall it be done to every man whom the king honours.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:11 - So Aman took the robe and the horse, and arrayed Mardochæus, and mounted him on the horse, and went through the street of the city, and proclaimed, saying, Thus shall it be to every man whom the king wishes to honour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:21 - And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:1 - Thou shalt proclaim wisdom, that understanding may be obedient to thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:1 - The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me; he has sent [fn] me to preach glad tidings to the poor, to heal the broken in heart, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:29 - Then Baltasar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put the golden chain about his neck, and proclaimed concerning him that he was the third ruler in the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:8 - Blow ye the trumpet on the hills, sound aloud on the heights: proclaim in the house of On, Benjamin is amazed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:14 - Sanctify a fast, proclaim a solemn service, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of your God, and cry earnestly to the Lord,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:1 - Sound the trumpet in Sion, make a proclamation in my holy mountain, and let all the inhabitants of the land be confounded: for the day of the Lord is near;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:15 - Sound the trumpet in Sion, sanctify a fast, proclaim a [fn]solemn service:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:9 - (LXX 4:9) Proclaim these things among the Gentiles; [fn]declare war, arouse the warriors, draw near and go up, all ye men of war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:2 - Rise, and go to Nineve, the great city, and preach in it; for the cry of its wickedness is come up to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:2 - Rise, go to Nineve, the great city, and preach in it according to the former preaching which I spoke to thee of.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:4 - And Jonas began to enter into the city about a day's journey, and he proclaimed, and said, Yet three days, and Nineve shall be overthrown.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:5 - And the men of Nineve believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloths, from the greatest of them to the least of them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:7 - And proclamation was made, and it was commanded in Nineve by the king and by his great men, saying, Let not men, or cattle, or oxen, or sheep, taste any thing, nor feed, nor drink water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:5 - Thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that lead my people astray, that bite with their teeth, and proclaim peace to them; and when nothing was put into their mouth, they raised up war against them:

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:14 - Rejoice, O daughter of Sion; cry aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem; rejoice and delight thyself with all thine heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:9 - Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Sion; proclaim it aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem; [fn] behold, the King is coming to thee, just, and [fn]a Saviour; he is meek and riding on an ass, and a young foal.
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