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Greek verb · G2784

κηρύσσω

keryssokay-roos'-so

to preach

59 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: kērýssō

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2784is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 15 of 27
    New Testament books
  • 28
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · G2784

to herald (as a public crier), especially divine truth (the gospel)

The King James renders it: preacher(-er), proclaim, publish.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

kerysso is rendered "to preach". It stands 59 times in the Greek text, across fifteen books.

  • Twelve of the uses stand in Mark, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 3:1In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
  • The Greek text spells it twenty-eight different ways.

The first use

In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea

Matthew 3:1κηρύσσων

The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.

Where the word stands

The word stands in fifteen of the 27 New Testament books.

The other 12 New Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • proclaiming10
  • to proclaim8
  • preaching6
  • do proclaim2
  • having been proclaimed2
  • proclaims2
  • shall be proclaimed2
  • to preach2
  • are proclaiming —1
  • do preach1
  • do we proclaim1
  • having preached1

and 21 more, 59 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

κήρυγμαkerygmapreachingUses7
κῆρυξkeryxpreacherUses3

All 59, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

28 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • κηρύσσων13
  • κηρύσσειν6
  • κηρύσσομεν4
  • ἐκήρυσσεν3
  • κηρύξαι3
  • ἐκηρύξαμεν2
  • ἐκήρυξεν2
  • κηρύσσει2
  • κηρύσσω2
  • κηρυχθῇ2
  • κηρυχθῆναι2
  • κηρυχθήσεται2

and 16 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular12V-PAP-NSM
  • verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)6V-PAN
  • verb · present active, indicative · 1st person plural4V-PAI-1P
  • verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)3V-AAN
  • verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singular3V-IAI-3S
  • verb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person plural2V-AAI-1P
  • verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-AAI-3S
  • verb · aorist passive, infinitive (“to…”)2V-APN
  • verb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 3rd person singular2V-APS-3S
  • verb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-FPI-3S
  • verb · present active, indicative · 1st person singular2V-PAI-1S
  • verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-PAI-3S

Matthew

nine uses
  • In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea

    Matthew 3:1

    • κηρύσσωνkerussonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: preaching
  • From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

    Matthew 4:17

    • κηρύσσεινkerusseinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to proclaim
  • Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

    Matthew 4:23

    • κηρύσσωνkerussonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: proclaiming
  • Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.

    Matthew 9:35

    • κηρύσσωνkerussonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: proclaiming
  • As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’

    Matthew 10:7

    • κηρύσσετεkerusseteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do proclaim
  • What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.

    Matthew 10:27

    • κηρύξατεkeruxateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do proclaim
  • After Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.

    Matthew 11:1

    • κηρύσσεινkerusseinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to preach
  • And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

    Matthew 24:14

    • κηρυχθήσεταιkeruchthesetaiverb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: there will be proclaimed
  • Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

    Matthew 26:13

    • κηρυχθῇkeruchtheaverb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: shall be proclaimed

Mark

twelve uses
  • John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

    Mark 1:4

    • κηρύσσωνkerussonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: proclaiming
  • And he began to proclaim: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

    Mark 1:7

    • ἐκήρυσσενekerussenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he was preaching
  • After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.

    Mark 1:14

    • κηρύσσωνkerussonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: proclaiming
  • But Jesus answered, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns so I can preach there as well, for that is why I have come.”

    Mark 1:38

    • κηρύξωkeruxoverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person singulartagged: I may preach
  • So He went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.

    Mark 1:39

    • κηρύσσωνkerussonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: preaching
  • But the man went out and openly began to proclaim and spread the news. Consequently, Jesus could no longer enter a town in plain view, but He stayed out in solitary places. Yet people came to Him from every quarter.

    Mark 1:45

    • κηρύσσεινkerusseinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to proclaim
  • He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,

    Mark 3:14

    • κηρύσσεινkerusseinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to preach
  • So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.

    Mark 5:20

    • κηρύσσεινkerusseinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to proclaim
  • So they set out and preached that the people should repent.

    Mark 6:12

    • ἐκήρυξανekeruxanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they proclaimed
  • Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.

    Mark 7:36

    • ἐκήρυσσονekerussonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were proclaiming
  • And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.

    Mark 13:10

    • κηρυχθῆναιkeruchthenaiverb · aorist passive, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to proclaim
  • And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

    Mark 14:9

    • κηρυχθῇkeruchtheaverb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: shall be proclaimed

Luke

nine uses
  • He went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,

    Luke 3:3

    • κηρύσσωνkerussonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: proclaiming
  • “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,

    Luke 4:18

    • κηρύξαιkeruxaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to proclaim
  • to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

    Luke 4:19

    • κηρύξαιkeruxaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to proclaim
  • And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.

    Luke 4:44

    • κηρύσσωνkerussonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: preaching
  • Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,

    Luke 8:1

    • κηρύσσωνkerussonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: preaching
  • “Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.

    Luke 8:39

    • κηρύσσωνkerussonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: proclaiming
  • And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

    Luke 9:2

    • κηρύσσεινkerusseinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to proclaim
  • What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

    Luke 12:3

    • κηρυχθήσεταιkeruchthesetaiverb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will be proclaimed
  • and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.

    Luke 24:47

    • κηρυχθῆναιkeruchthenaiverb · aorist passive, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be proclaimed

Acts

eight uses
  • Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.

    Acts 8:5

    • ἐκήρυσσενekerussenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was proclaiming
  • Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”

    Acts 9:20

    • ἐκήρυσσενekerussenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he was proclaiming
  • You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:

    Acts 10:37

    • ἐκήρυξενekeruxenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: proclaimed
  • And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.

    Acts 10:42

    • κηρύξαιkeruxaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to proclaim
  • For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”

    Acts 15:21

    • κηρύσσονταςkerussontasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: proclaiming
  • Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”

    Acts 19:13

    • κηρύσσειkerusseiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: proclaims
  • Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.

    Acts 20:25

    • κηρύσσωνkerussonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: proclaiming
  • Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.

    Acts 28:31

    • κηρύσσωνkerussonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: proclaiming

Romans

four uses
  • you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?

    Romans 2:21

    • κηρύσσωνkerussonverb · present active, participle · vocative (address) · masculine singulartagged: preaching
  • But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:

    Romans 10:8

    • κηρύσσομενkerussomenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we proclaim
  • How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach?

    Romans 10:14

    • κηρύσσοντοςkerussontosverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: preaching
  • And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

    Romans 10:15

    • κηρύξωσινkeruxosinverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: shall they preach

1 Corinthians

four uses
  • but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,

    1 Corinthians 1:23

    • κηρύσσομενkerussomenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: preach
  • No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

    1 Corinthians 9:27

    • κηρύξαςkeruxasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having preached
  • Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.

    1 Corinthians 15:11

    • κηρύσσομενkerussomenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we preach
  • But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

    1 Corinthians 15:12

    • κηρύσσεταιkerussetaiverb · present passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is preached

2 Corinthians

four uses
  • For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed among you by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but in Him it has always been “Yes.”

    2 Corinthians 1:19

    • κηρυχθείςkeruchtheisverb · aorist passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having been proclaimed
  • For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

    2 Corinthians 4:5

    • κηρύσσομενkerussomenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: do we proclaim
  • For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it way too easily.

    2 Corinthians 11:4

    • κηρύσσειkerusseiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: proclaims
    • ἐκηρύξαμενekeruxamenverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we did proclaim

Galatians

two uses
  • I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.

    Galatians 2:2

    • κηρύσσωkerussoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I proclaim
  • Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.

    Galatians 5:11

    • κηρύσσωkerussoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: proclaim

Philippians

one use
  • It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.

    Philippians 1:15

    • κηρύσσουσινkerussousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: are proclaiming —

Colossians

one use
  • if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

    Colossians 1:23

    • κηρυχθέντοςkeruchthentosverb · aorist passive, participle · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: having been proclaimed

1 Thessalonians

one use
  • Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

    1 Thessalonians 2:9

    • ἐκηρύξαμενekeruxamenverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we proclaimed

1 Timothy

one use
  • By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.

    1 Timothy 3:16

    • ἐκηρύχθηekeruchtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was proclaimed

2 Timothy

one use
  • Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.

    2 Timothy 4:2

    • κήρυξονkeruxonverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do preach

1 Peter

one use
  • in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison

    1 Peter 3:19

    • ἐκήρυξενekeruxenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He preached

Revelation

one use
  • And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”

    Revelation 5:2

    • κηρύσσονταkerussontaverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: proclaiming

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

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Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESG (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0), the Brief lexicon based on Abbott-Smith (1922).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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