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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 61 times in 60 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:1 - In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:17 - From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:23 - And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:35 - And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:7 - And proclaim as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:27 - What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:1 - When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:14 - And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:13 - Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:4 - John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:7 - And he preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:14 - Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:38 - And he said to them, “Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for that is why I came out.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:39 - And he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:45 - But he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter a town, but was out in desolate places, and people were coming to him from every quarter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:14 - And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:20 - And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:12 - So they went out and proclaimed that people should repent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:36 - And Jesus[fn] charged them to tell no one. But the more he charged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:10 - And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:9 - And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:15 - And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:20 - And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by accompanying signs.]]

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:3 - And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:18 - “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
and recovering of sight to the blind,
to set at liberty those who are oppressed,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:19 - to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:44 - And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:1 - Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:39 - “Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.” And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:2 - and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:3 - Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:47 - and that repentance for[fn] the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:5 - Philip went down to the city[fn] of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:20 - And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:37 - you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:42 - And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:21 - For from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, for he is read every Sabbath in the synagogues.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:13 - Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists undertook to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:25 - And now, behold, I know that none of you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:31 - proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:21 - you then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:8 - But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim);

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:14 - How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard?[fn] And how are they to hear without someone preaching?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:15 - And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:23 - but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:27 - But I discipline my body and keep it under control,[fn] lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:11 - Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:12 - Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:19 - For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, Silvanus and Timothy and I, was not Yes and No, but in him it is always Yes.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:5 - For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants[fn] for Jesus’ sake.

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