Word Study · Strong's G2783 · Greek

κῆρυξ

keryx

kay'-roox

Strong's 1890 spelling: kēryx

“a herald, i.e. of divine truth (especially of the gospel)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a herald, i.e. of divine truth (especially of the gospel)

Rendered in the KJV as

preacher.

3
occurrencesin the New Testament
3 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

κῆρυξ2
κήρυκα1

How it is rendered · 1

a herald3

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2
noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

N-NSM · 2
N-ASM · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

1 Timothy1 of 3 · 33%
2 Timothy1 of 3 · 33%
2 Peter1 of 3 · 33%

1 Timothy carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

1 Timothy1 occurrence

1 Timothy 2:7κῆρυξkēruxnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularFor this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.here: a herald

2 Timothy1 occurrence

2 Timothy 1:11κῆρυξkēruxnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularto which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.here: a herald

2 Peter1 occurrence

2 Peter 2:5κήρυκαkērukanoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularif He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;here: a herald

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