κήρυγμά
kḗrygma
preaching
A public proclamation or announcement; specifically, an official declaration delivered by a herald. In early Christian and New Testament contexts, refers to the message publicly proclaimed—particularly the announcement of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus as Messiah. The term can also denote the content of a formal proclamation, not the act of preaching itself, but what is proclaimed.
1 Corinthians 2:4 · Word #7
Lexicon G2782
| Lemma | κήρυγμα |
| Transliteration | kḗrygma |
| Strong's | G2782 |
| Definition | A public proclamation or announcement; specifically, an official declaration delivered by a herald. In early Christian and New Testament contexts, refers to the message publicly proclaimed—particularly the announcement of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus as Messiah. The term can also denote the content of a formal proclamation, not the act of preaching itself, but what is proclaimed. |
Morphology N NOM N SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | preaching |
| Literal | preaching |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | κήρυγμα |
| Strong's | G2782 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2782-01
heralded proclamation
| Morphological Notes | Noun, accusative, neuter, singular (Gr,N,,,,,ANS); denotes one instance of the proclaimed message as a direct object. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Heralded proclamation" preserves the root sense of an official announcement delivered by a herald (κηρυκ-) and reflects the -μα suffix indicating the result or content of proclaiming. The accusative neuter singular form does not alter the English gloss but marks it as a single, definite object. |
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