noun · neuter

kērugmem

Greekκήρυγμα (kērugma)

Strong’sG2782

a proclamation, preaching

stem kērugm-8 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books3 of 6 forms occur

Translated as

preaching5×message1×message preached1×proclamation1×

What it means

κήρυγμα, -τος, τό

(< κηρύσσω), [in LXX: II Ch 30:5 (קוֹל), Jh 3.2 (קְרִיאָה), Pr 9:3, I Es 9:3*;]

in cl., that which is cried by a herald, a proclamation. In NT (v. Lft., Notes, 161), of God's heralds, proclamation, message, preaching (i.e. the substance as distinct from the act which would be expressed by † κήρυξις): Mt 12:41, Lk 11:32, I Co 1:21, II Ti 4:17, Tit 1:3; c. gen. subjc., τὸ κ. μου, I Co 2:4; ἡμῶν, I Co 15:14; c. gen. obj., Ἰησοῦ Χρ., Ro 16:25.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2782 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkay'-roog-mah

a proclamation (especially of the gospel; by implication, the gospel itself)

Fromfrom G2784;

King Jamespreaching.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject or object direct	kērugmem3×κήρυγμα	kērugmeim
of, belonging to genitive	kērugmeu1×κηρύγματος	kērugmeiu
to, for dative	kērugme1×κηρύγματι	kērugmei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

kērugmstem+egender+mu—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

kērugme is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

8 occurrences, every one of them listed

kērugmem“preaching”subject or objectdirect singular3×

1 Corinthians 2:4“preaching”kai tos logos mu kai tem kērugmem mu ouk en peithoi sofiau alla en apodeixia pneumeu kai dunamiau,My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,

1 Corinthians 15:14“preaching”ei de Christos ouk egeiritē, kenem ara tem kērugmem nu, kenas kai tas pistias vu,And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is worthless, and so is your faith.

2 Timothy 4:17“message”tos de kurios mi paristanata kai endunamata min, hina dia mu tem kērugmem plēroforiteia kai akoualeia panteim teim ethneim, kai ruima ek stomeu leōnou.But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.

kērugmeu“message preached”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

1 Corinthians 1:21“message preached”epeidē gar en ta sofia tou theou ouk gnōskata tos kosmos dia tau sofiau ton theon, eudokata tos theos dia tau mōriau teu kērugmeu sōzara toin pisteuarōtoin.For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

kērugme“preaching”to, fordative singular1×

Titus 1:3“preaching”fanerata de kairoi idioi, ton logon autou en kērugme hem pisteuima mis kata epitagan tou sōtērou nu theou,In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.

kērugmem3×

Matthew 12:41“preaching”anērois Nineuitois anistaneli en ta krisia meta tau geneau houtau kai katakrinali autan; hoti metanoala eis tem kērugmem Iōnaou, kai idou polloterem Iōnaou hōde.The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.

Mark 16:8“proclamation”kai exercharatais feugala apo teu mnēmeieu, echate gar autain tromos kai ekstasias; kai oudeno oudenem legala, fobele gar. Panteim de teim parangellirēteim toi peri ton Petron suntomōs exangellala. meta de houteim kai autos tos Iēsus apo anatolau kai achri dusiau exapostelata dia autoiu tem hierem kai afthartem kērugmem tau aiōniau sōtērēau. amēn.So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.

Luke 11:32“preaching”anērois Nineuitois anistaneli en ta krisia meta tau geneau houtau kai katakrinali autan; hoti metanoala eis tem kērugmem Iōnaou, kai idou polloterem Iōnaou hōde.The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.