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    This document defines and provides context for the use of the word "lord" or "lordship" in the New Testament. It discusses how the word was used to refer to (a) an owner or master that people serve, (b) titles of respect such as father or king, (c) Jesus Christ after his resurrection when his full deity was revealed, and (d) God, especially when quoting the Old Testament. The early Christians only used the title for God and Jesus, recognizing Jesus' equality with God as the resurrected Lord.

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    This document defines and provides context for the use of the word "lord" or "lordship" in the New Testament. It discusses how the word was used to refer to (a) an owner or master that people serve, (b) titles of respect such as father or king, (c) Jesus Christ after his resurrection when his full deity was revealed, and (d) God, especially when quoting the Old Testament. The early Christians only used the title for God and Jesus, recognizing Jesus' equality with God as the resurrected Lord.

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    This document defines and provides context for the use of the word "lord" or "lordship" in the New Testament. It discusses how the word was used to refer to (a) an owner or master that people serve, (b) titles of respect such as father or king, (c) Jesus Christ after his resurrection when his full deity was revealed, and (d) God, especially when quoting the Old Testament. The early Christians only used the title for God and Jesus, recognizing Jesus' equality with God as the resurrected Lord.

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    This document defines and provides context for the use of the word "lord" or "lordship" in the New Testament. It discusses how the word was used to refer to (a) an owner or master that people serve, (b) titles of respect such as father or king, (c) Jesus Christ after his resurrection when his full deity was revealed, and (d) God, especially when quoting the Old Testament. The early Christians only used the title for God and Jesus, recognizing Jesus' equality with God as the resurrected Lord.

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    Some of the key takeaways are that 'Lord' is used in the New Testament to refer to God, Jesus, owners, masters, emperors/kings, as a title of respect, and as a courtesy title. It took on a higher significance when applied to Jesus by both His followers and Himself.

    The passage discusses how 'Lord' is used in the NT to refer to (a) an owner, (b) a master, (c) an emperor/king, (d) idols ironically, (e) as a title of respect, and (f) as a courtesy title. It is also used to represent the Hebrew words for God (Jehovah) and Lord (Adon) in the Septuagint.

    The disciples' understanding of Jesus' identity as 'Lord' developed over time. At first it was a common form of address but after His resurrection and their realization of His deity, Thomas referred to Him as 'my Lord and my God'. The early believers applied the title exclusively to God and Jesus.

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    Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words


    Topic: Lord, Lordship <A-1,Noun,2962,kurios>
    properly an adjective, signifying "having power" (kuros) or "authority," is used as a noun, variously translated in the NT, "'Lord,' 'master,' 'Master,' 'owner,' 'Sir,' a title of wide significance, occurring in each book of the NT save Titus and the Epistles of John. It is used (a) of an owner, as in Luke 19:33, cp. Matt. 20:8; Acts 16:16; Gal. 4:1; or of one who has the disposal of anything, as the Sabbath, Matt. 12:8; (b) of a master, i.e., one to whom service is due on any ground, Matt. 6:24; 24:50; Eph. 6:5; (c) of an Emperor or King, Acts 25:26; Rev. 17:14; (d) of idols, ironically, 1 Cor. 8:5, cp. Isa. 26:13; (e) as a title of respect addressed to a father, Matt. 21:30, a husband, 1 Pet. 3:6, a master, Matt. 13:27; Luke 13:8, a ruler, Matt. 27:63, an angel, Acts 10:4; Rev. 7:14; (f) as a title of courtesy addressed to a stranger, John 12:21; 20:15; Acts 16:30; from the outset of His ministry this was a common form of address to the Lord Jesus, alike by the people, Matt. 8:2; John 4:11, and by His disciples, Matt. 8:25; Luke 5:8; John 6:68; (g) kurios is the Sept. and NT representative of Heb. Jehovah ('Lord' in Eng. versions), see Matt. 4:7; Jas. 5:11, e.g., of adon, Lord, Matt. 22:44, and of Adonay, Lord, Matt. 1:22; it also occurs for Elohim, God, 1 Pet. 1:25. "Thus the usage of the word in the NT follows two main lines: one-- a-f, customary and general, the other, g, peculiar to the Jews, and drawn from the Greek translation of the OT. "Christ Himself assumed the title, Matt. 7:21,22; 9:38; 22:41-45; Mark 5:19 (cp. Ps. 66:16; the parallel passage, Luke 8:39, has 'God'); Luke 19:31; John 13:13, apparently intending it in the higher senses of its current use, and at the same time suggesting its OT associations. "His purpose did not become clear to the disciples until after His resurrection, and the revelation of His Deity consequent thereon. Thomas, when he realized the significance of the presence of a mortal wound in the body of a living man, immediately joined with it the absolute title of Deity, saying, 'My Lord and my God,' John 20:28. Thereafter, except in Acts 10:4; Rev. 7:14, there is no record that kurios was ever again used by believers in addressing any save God and the Lord Jesus; cp. Acts 2:47 with Acts 4:29,30. "How soon and how completely the lower meaning had been superseded is seen in Peter's declaration in his first sermon after the resurrection, 'God hath made Him, Lord,' Acts 2:36, and that in the house of Cornelius, 'He is Lord of all,' Acts 10:36; cp. Deut. 10:14; Matt. 11:25; Acts 17:24. In his writings the implications of his early teaching are confirmed and developed. Thus Ps. 34:8, 'O taste and see that Jehovah is good,' is applied to the Lord Jesus, 1 Pet. 2:3, and 'Jehovah of Hosts, Him shall ye sanctify,' Isa. 8:13, becomes 'sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord,' 1 Pet. 3:15. "So also James who uses kurios alike of God, Jas. 1:7 (cp. Jas. 1:5); 3:9; 4:15; 5:4,10,11, and of the Lord Jesus, Jas. 1:1 (where the possibility that kai is intended

    epexegetically, i.e. = even, cp. 1 Thess. 3:11, should not be overlooked); Jas. 2:1 (lit., 'our Lord Jesus Christ of glory,' cp. Ps. 24:7; 29:3; Acts 7:2; 1 Cor. 2:8); 5:7,8, while the language of Jas. 4:10; 5:15, is equally applicable to either. "Jude, Jude 1:4, speaks of 'our only--Lord, Jesus Christ,' and immediately, Jude 1:5, uses 'Lord' of God (see the remarkable marg. here), as he does later, Jude 1:9,14. "Paul ordinarily uses kurios of the Lord Jesus, 1 Cor. 1:3, e.g., but also on occasion, of God, in quotations from the OT, 1 Cor. 3:20, e.g., and in his own words, 1 Cor. 3:5, cp. 1 Cor. 3:10. It is equally appropriate to either in 1 Cor. 7:25; 2 Cor. 3:16; 8:21; 1 Thess. 4:6, and if 1 Cor. 11:32 is to be interpreted by 1 Cor. 10:21,22, the Lord Jesus is intended, but if by Heb. 12:5-9, then kurios here also = God. 1 Tim. 6:15,16 is probably to be understood of the Lord Jesus, cp. Rev. 17:14. "Though John does not use 'Lord' in his Epistles, and though, like the other Evangelists, he ordinarily uses the personal Name in his narrative, yet he occasionally speaks of Him as 'the Lord,' John 4:1; 6:23; 11:2; 20:20; 21:12. "The full significance of this association of Jesus with God under the one appellation, 'Lord,' is seen when it is remembered that these men belonged to the only monotheistic race in the world. To associate with the Creator one known to be a creature, however exalted, though possible to Pagan philosophers, was quite impossible to a Jew. "It is not recorded that in the days of His flesh any of His disciples either addressed the Lord, or spoke of Him, by His personal Name. Where Paul has occasion to refer to the facts of the Gospel history he speaks of what the Lord Jesus said, Acts 20:35, and did, 1 Cor. 11:23, and suffered, 1 Thess. 2:15; 5:9,10. It is our Lord Jesus who is coming, 1 Thess. 2:19, etc. In prayer also the title is given, 1 Thess. 3:11; Eph. 1:3; the sinner is invited to believe on the Lord Jesus, Acts 16:31; 20:21, and the saint to look to the Lord Jesus for deliverance, Rom. 7:24,25, and in the few exceptional cases in which the personal Name stands alone a reason is always discernible in the immediate context. "The title 'Lord,' as given to the Savior, in its full significance rests upon the resurrection, Acts 2:36; Rom. 10:9; 14:9, and is realized only in the Holy Spirit, 1 Cor. 12:3." * [* From Notes on Thessalonians, by Hogg and Vine, p. 25.]

    <A-2,Noun,1203,despotes>
    "a master, lord, one who possesses supreme authority," is used in personal address to God in Luke 2:29; Acts 4:24; Rev. 6:10; with reference to Christ, 2 Pet. 2:1; Jude 1:4; elsewhere it is translated "master," "masters," 1 Tim. 6:1,2; 2 Tim. 2:21 (of Christ); Titus 2:9; 1 Pet. 2:18. See MASTER. Note: For rabboni, rendered "Lord" in the AV of Mark 10:51, see RABBONI.

    <A-3,Noun,3175,megistan>
    akin to megistos, "greatest," the superlative degree of megas, "great," denotes "chief men, nobles;" it is rendered "lords" in Mark 6:21, of nobles in Herod's entourage; "princes" in Rev. 6:15; 18:23, RV (AV, "great men").

    <B-1,Verb,2961,kurieuo>
    denotes "to be lord of, to exercise lordship over," Luke 22:25; Rom. 6:9,14; 7:1; 14:9; 2 Cor. 1:24; 1 tim. 6:15; see DOMINION, B, No. 1.

    <B-2,Verb,2634,katakurieuo>
    a strengthened form of No. 1, is rendered "lording it" in 1 Pet. 5:3, RV: see DOMINION, B, No. 2.

    <C-1,Adjective,2960,kuriakos>
    from kurios (A, No. 1), signifies "pertaining to a lord or master;" "lordly" is not a legitimate rendering for its use in the NT, where it is used only of Christ; in 1 Cor. 11:20, of the Lord's Supper, or the Supper of the Lord (see FEAST); in Rev. 1:10, of the Day of the Lord (see DAY, No. 1).

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