Words the Bible translates as master
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 11 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- kuriosκύριοςa person who holds authority over others or owns property: a master, owner, or (as polite address) sir
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- the Lord: God himself, and in the New Testament the risen Jesus given that same title
- adonאָדוֹןlord: the one who rightfully possesses, protects, and commands those under his care
- ba'alבַּעַלowner: the person to whom a thing, animal, property, or even a debt belongs and who answers for it
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- husband: a woman's married man, the one to whom she belongs in marriage
- the one marked by something: a person, or even a creature or object, defined by the thing, trait, or role named after this word
- the citizens or ruling men of a town: the property-holding men who belong to a place and hold its affairs
- despotēsδεσπότηςan absolute master: the one who owns you outright and whose authority over you has no limit
- didaskalosδιδάσκαλοςa teacher: one who instructs others in what they should know and do
- epistatēsἐπιστάτηςmaster: the one put in charge of a task or a group, spoken to as the person whose word settles what happens next
- katakurieuōκατακυριεύωto take or hold complete mastery over someone or something: to bring fully under one's control, rule, or possession
- rhabbiῥαββίa respectful way to address a teacher: my master, my teacher
- ravרַבgreat: large in size or scale, or high in rank and majesty
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- chief: the officer who heads a whole body of royal servants, from bodyguards to court advisers
- sararשָׂרַרto hold and exercise the authority of a chief: to govern as one placed in command over others
- kathēgētēsκαθηγητήςa master-teacher who goes before as a guide: the authoritative instructor a follower is trained by and looks to
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