What does κυριακός · ἡμέρα mean in the Bible?
κυριακός · ἡμέρα is a Greek phrase meaning "the Lord's Day; a day belonging to the Lord".
Greek · G2960, G2250
κυριακῇ ἡμέρᾳ
Belonging to the Lord (Jehovah or Jesus) · day
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κυριακόςG2960belonging to the Lord (Jehovah or Jesus)
Pronunciationkyriakós
Distinctively applies "belonging to the Lord" to Christ; marks Christian observances as specially dedicated to Jesus.
Open lexicon entry →ἡμέραG2250day
Pronunciationhēméra
Open lexicon entry →What does κυριακῇ ἡμέρᾳ (kyriakē hēmera) mean in the Bible?
κυριακός · ἡμέρα is a Greek phrase meaning "the Lord's Day; a day belonging to the Lord".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2960, G2250?
G2960, G2250 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. the Lord's Day; a day belonging to the Lord
Source Gloss
the Lord's Day; a day belonging to the Lord
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms2Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternSingular (2)
Dative · Singular · FeminineRev 1:101×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter1 Cor 11:201×
Word Origins
κυριακῇ ἡμέρᾳ is built from this root: