International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Sir

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Sir


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sûr: In the Old Testament this word in the King James Version ('ādhōn) is changed in the Revised Version (British and American) into “my lord.” In the New Testament the word sometimes represents ἀνήρ, anḗr, as in ; ; , etc.; more frequently κύριος, kúrios, “lord,” as in ; ; ; , , , (the Revised Version margin “lord”); . In , the Revised Version (British and American) renders “my lord.”