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It is a term of honor and endearment, indicating a woman of noble standing or significant influence within a community or household.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the term "kuria" would have been used to address women of high social status or those who held a position of authority within a household. The feminine form of "kyrios" reflects the societal structure where women, though often under the authority of male figures, could still hold significant roles and command respect. In the early Christian context, the use of "kuria" in the epistles suggests recognition of women's roles in the church and community.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>fem. of <a href="/greek/2962.htm">kurios</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a lady<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>lady (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2959: κυρία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κυρία</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κυρίας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, <span class="accented">Cyria,</span> a Christian woman to whom the Second Epistle of John is addressed: <a href="/interlinear/2_john/1-1.htm">2 John 1:1, 5</a> (<span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> K C (and <span class="manuref">WH</span> marginal reading in <a href="/interlinear/2_john/1-1.htm">2 John 1:1</a>)). This proper name is not uncommon in other writers also; cf. Lücke, Comm. üb. die Brr. des <a href="/interlinear/john/3.htm">John 3</a>rd edition, p. 444. (But <span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> others <span class="greek2">κυρία</span>, regarding the word as an appellative, <span class="accented">lady</span>; (<span class="greek2">αἱ</span> <span class="greek2">γυναῖκες</span> <span class="greek2">εὐθύς</span> <span class="greek2">ἀπό</span> <span class="greek2">τεσσαρεσκαίδεκα</span> <span class="greek2">ἐτῶν</span> <span class="greek2">ὑπό</span> <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">ἀνδρῶν</span> <span class="greek2">κυριαι</span> <span class="greek2">καλοῦνται</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Epictetus</span> enchir. 40). Cf. Westcott on 2 John as above).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>lady. <p>Feminine of <a href="/greek/2962.htm">kurios</a>; Cyria, a Christian woman -- lady. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2962.htm">kurios</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>κυρια κυρία κυρίᾳ κυρίαν κυρίας kuria kyria kyría kyríāi<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_john/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 John 1:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_john/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ΠΡΕΣΒΥΤΕΡΟΣ ἐκλεκτῇ <b>κυρίᾳ</b> καὶ τοῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_john/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to the chosen <span class="itali">lady</span> and her children,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_john/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> The elder unto the elect <span class="itali">lady</span> and her<br><a href="/interlinear/2_john/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> elder to [the] elect <span class="itali">lady</span> and the<p><b><a href="/text/2_john/1-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 John 1:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular">N-VFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_john/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐρωτῶ σε <b>κυρία</b> οὐχ ὡς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_john/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I ask <span class="itali">you, lady,</span> not as though [I were] writing<br><a href="/kjvs/2_john/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I beseech thee, <span class="itali">lady,</span> not as though<br><a href="/interlinear/2_john/1-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> I implore you <span class="itali">lady</span> not as<p><b><a href="/greek/2959.htm">Strong's Greek 2959</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2959.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kuria_2959.htm">κυρίᾳ — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2958.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2958"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2958" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2960.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2960"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2960" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>