Word study · Greek
kêryx
preacher
Say it: KAY-rooks (approximate)
κῆρυξ
What it means
A herald, a preacher who announces a message. In 2:7, Paul was appointed "a preacher and an apostle"; also 2 Timothy 1:11 and 2 Peter 2:5, where Noah is "a preacher of righteousness."
Range of meaning
- HeraldA public announcer.
- PreacherOne who proclaims.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 2
"A preacher and an apostle" (2:7).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2783 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources