κήρυγμαkḗrygma
a proclamation (especially of the gospel; by implication, the gospel itself)
Greek (New Testament) · G2782
Meanings
in classical Greek, that which is cried by a herald, a proclamation. In NT, of God's heralds, proclamation, message, preaching (i.e. the substance as distinct from the act which would be expressed by κήρυξις): Matthew 12:41, Luke 11:32, 1 Corinthians 1:21, 2 Timothy 4:17, Titus 1:3; with genitive subjc., τὸ κ. μου, 1 Corinthians 2:4; ἡμῶν, 1 Corinthians 15:14; with genitive object, Ἰησοῦ Χρ., Romans 16:25.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 12:41 “The people of Nineveh will stand up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, for they repented of their sins at the preaching of Jonah. Now someone greater than Jonah is here—but you refuse to repent.
- Luke 11:32 The people of Nineveh will also stand up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, for they repented of their sins at the preaching of Jonah. Now someone greater than Jonah is here—but you refuse to repent.
- 1 Corinthians 1:21 Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe.
- 1 Corinthians 2:4 And my message and my preaching were very plain. Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, I relied only on the power of the Holy Spirit.
- 1 Corinthians 15:14 And if Christ has not been raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your faith is useless.
- 2 Timothy 4:17 But the Lord stood with me and gave me strength so that I might preach the Good News in its entirety for all the Gentiles to hear. And he rescued me from certain death.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.