2964. kuroó

Lexicon

kuroó: To confirm, ratify, make valid

Original Word: κυρόω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: kuroó
Pronunciation: koo-ro'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (koo-ro'-o)
Definition: To confirm, ratify, make valid
Meaning: I ratify, confirm, make valid, reaffirm, assure.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

confirm.

From the same as kurios; to make authoritative, i.e. Ratify -- confirm.

see GREEK kurios

HELPS Word-studies

2964= confirmed (950)

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as kurios
Definition
to make valid
NASB Translation
ratified (1), reaffirm (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2964: κυρόω

κυρόω, κύρω: 1 aorist infinitive κυρῶσαι; perfect passive participle κεκυρωμενος; (κῦρος the head, that which is supreme, power, influence, authority); from Aeschylus and Herodotus down; to make valid; to confirm publicly or solemnly, to ratify: διαθήκην, passive Galatians 3:15; ἀγάπην εἰς τινα, to make a public decision that love be shown to a transgressor by granting him pardon, 2 Corinthians 2:8. (Compare: προκυρόω.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word κύρος (kuros), meaning "authority" or "power."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Hebrew 6965: קוּם (qum) • to arise, stand up, or establish. This Hebrew term is often used in the context of establishing or confirming a covenant or promise.
• Strong's Hebrew 5975: עָמַד (amad) • to stand, remain, or endure. This term can also convey the idea of something being established or confirmed in a lasting manner.

These Hebrew terms share a conceptual link with κυρόω in their emphasis on the establishment and confirmation of covenants and promises, reflecting the continuity of this theme across both the Old and New Testaments.

Usage: The verb κυρόω is used in contexts where an agreement, covenant, or promise is being confirmed or validated. It carries the connotation of giving official approval or making something legally binding.

Context: The Greek verb κυρόω appears in the New Testament in contexts that emphasize the confirmation or ratification of covenants, promises, or authoritative decrees. This term is often associated with the formal establishment of agreements, highlighting the transition from intention to binding commitment.

In the cultural and historical context of the New Testament, κυρόω would have been understood in light of legal practices of the Greco-Roman world, where contracts and covenants required formal ratification to be considered valid. This understanding is reflected in the scriptural use of the term, where divine promises or covenants are confirmed by God's authority.

For example, in the context of the New Covenant, the use of κυρόω underscores the certainty and binding nature of God's promises to His people. The term assures believers of the unchangeable and reliable nature of God's word, as it has been ratified by His sovereign authority.

Theologically, κυρόω emphasizes the faithfulness of God in fulfilling His promises and the assurance that believers can have in the established covenants. It serves as a reminder of the divine authority behind the promises and the certainty of their fulfillment.

Forms and Transliterations

εκύομεν εκυρώθη κεκυρωμενην κεκυρωμένην κεκυφώς κύουσι κυρτός κυρωθήσεται κυρωσαι κυρώσαι κυρῶσαι κύτος κύφοντα κυψέλην kekuromenen kekurōmenēn kekyromenen kekyroménen kekyrōmenēn kekyrōménēn kurosai kurōsai kyrosai kyrôsai kyrōsai kyrō̂sai

Englishman's Concordance

2 Corinthians 2:8 V-ANA
GRK: παρακαλῶ ὑμᾶς κυρῶσαι εἰς αὐτὸν
NAS: I urge you to reaffirm [your] love
KJV: you that ye would confirm [your] love
INT: I exhort you to confirm toward him

Galatians 3:15 V-RPM/P-AFS
GRK: ὅμως ἀνθρώπου κεκυρωμένην διαθήκην οὐδεὶς
NAS: yet when it has been ratified, no one
KJV: covenant, yet [if it be] confirmed, no man
INT: even of man a confirmed covenant no on

Strong's Greek 2964
2 Occurrences

κεκυρωμένην — 1 Occ.
κυρῶσαι — 1 Occ.