κύριος

Etymology
From, from. By surface analysis,.

Cognate with, 🇨🇬, , 🇨🇬.

Adjective

 * 1)  ruling, governing, having power
 * 2)  decisive, critical, authorized, valid, legal, entitled
 * 3)  fixed, set, appointed
 * 4)  literal
 * 5) main, major, primary, principal

Noun

 * 1)  lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner
 * 2)  "Sir"
 * 3)  God (i.e., the God of Israel)

Usage notes

 * 1) In the Septuagint, κύριος is regularly used to translate יהוה (a.k.a. the Tetragrammaton), as well as אֲדׂנָי.
 * 2) During the Koine period, the nominative became more regular for direct address (as opposed to just the vocative).
 * 3)  usage expanded the use of κύριος to address the Holy Spirit as well.

Etymology
(noun and adjective).

For the "mister (term of address)" sense, from, and a or.

Compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) mister title conferred on an adult male
 * 2) master someone who has control over something or someone
 * 3) sir an address to any male
 * formal spelling:

Synonyms

 * , plural:

Adjective

 * 1) main, principal, most important