Word study · Greek
kyróō
to ratify, to confirm
Say it: koo-RO-oh (approximate)
κυρόω
What it means
To make legally binding, to ratify. In 3:15, "even though it is only a man's covenant, yet when it has been confirmed, no one annuls it or adds to it," which Paul uses to say that God's covenant with Abraham cannot be changed by the law. The related word is used for a confirmed will.
Range of meaning
- RatifyMake legally valid.
- ConfirmEstablish.
In Galatians
- Chapter 3
"A covenant confirmed" (3:15).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2964 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources