Strong G2811κλέος
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- Transliteration
- kleos
- Pronunciation
- kleh'-os
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
From a shorter form of G2564; renown (as if being called): - glory.
Detailed definition
κλέος, -ους, τό
[in LXX: Job.28:22 (שֵׁמַע) Job.30:8 *;]
1. a rumour, report.
2. good report, fame, glory: 1Pe.2:20.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Job.28:22 (שֵׁמַע) Job.30:8 *;]
1. a rumour, report.
2. good report, fame, glory: 1Pe.2:20.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2811 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- glory1
First verses
- 1 Peter 2:20For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
κλέος, τό,
Doric dialect κλέϝος [Refs 8th c.BC+ (“GDI” 1537 (Crissa, = Röhl “Imag.” 3pp.87/8 No.1), only _nominative_ and _accusative_ _sing._ and _plural_: _Epic dialect_ _plural_ κλέᾰ (before a vowel) 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus (see. below 11.1), κλεῖα (nisi to be read κλέεα) 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 100: (κλέω A))]:— rumour, report, τί δὴ κ. ἔστ᾽ ἀνὰ ἄστ; [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 16.461; κ. εὐρὺ φόνου 23.137; ὄσσαν.., ἥ τε μάλιστα φέρει κ. ἀνθρώποισι 1.283)]; σὸν κ. news of thee, [Refs (13.415: with _genitive_, μετὰ κ. ἵκετ᾽ Ἀχαιῶν)]the report of their coming, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.227, compare 13.364)]; κείνου κατὰ κ. at the news of his coming, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.125; τῶν ἐμῶν κακῶν κ. 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 251)]; rumour, opposed to certainty, κ. οἶον ἀκούομεν οὐδέ τι ἴδμεν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.486; γυναικογήρυτον κ. 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 487 (Lyric poetry).)]
II goodreport, fame, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, κ. ἐσθλόν 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.3; ἀνδρὸς τοῦ κ. εὐρὺ καθ᾽ Ἑλλάδα 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.344: _absolutely_, τῷ μὲν κ., ἄμμι δὲ πένθος 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 4.197; τὸ δ᾽ ἐμὸν κ. οὔ ποτ᾽ ὀλεῖται 7.91, compare 2.325)]; κ. εἶναί τινι to be a glory to him,[Refs 8th c.BC+ (22.514; κ. οὐρανὸν ἵκει 8.192, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.20; κ. οὐρανὸν εὐρὺν ἵκανε 8.74; κ. ἄφθιτον 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica “Papyrus fragments” in E. Diehl, 20a. 4, 6th c.BC: Ibycus Lyricus “POxy.” 1790.47, “GDI”)][same place]; κ. ἀρέσθαι, εὑρέσθαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 9.101, “P.” 3.111)]; γίνεσθε κατὰ κ. ὧδε μαχηταί in renown, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“BCH” 24.71 (Acraeph., 3rd c.BC))]; λαβεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1347)]; κ. αἰχμᾶς glory in or for.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 1.66; τῆς μελλοῦς κ. 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1356)]; κ. σου μαντικόν[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 1098; μικροῦ δ᾽ ἀγῶνος οὐ μέγ᾽ ἔρχεται κ. 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 938: less frequently in Prose, κ. ἀέναον 1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 29; μένοντι δὲ.. κ. μέγα ἐλείπετο 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.220)]; κ. καταθέσθαι to lay up store of glory, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 9.78; τιμὴν καὶ κ. ἔσχεν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 1035; πόρρω κ. ἥκει [prev. author] “Ach.” 646; κ. οὐρανόμηκες [prev. author] “Nu.” 459; κ. ἔχειν τὰ περὶ τὰς ναῦς 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.25; παρ᾽ ἀνθρώποις ἀείμνηστον κ. ἔχει τινά 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 1.6; κ. ἀθάνατον καταθέσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 208c; κ. τε καὶ ἔπαινος πρὸς ἀνθρώπων [prev. author] “Lg.” 663a; περὶ χώρας ἀκούειν κ. μέγα 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 2.5; κ. ἕξειν ἔν τινι 2nd c.BC: Athenaeus Mechanicus 15.4)]; ποῖον κ., εἰ..; [NT (NT.1Pet.2.20: _plural_, ἄειδε δ᾽ ἄρα κλέα ἀνδρῶν)] the lays of their achievements, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.189, compare 524, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 8.73; κλέα φωτῶν μνήσομαι 3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 1.1.)]
II.2 rarely in bad sense, δύσφαμον κ. ill repute, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 8.36; αἰσχρὸν κ. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 135, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 796: both senses in 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.45 ἧς ἂν ἐπ᾽ ἐλάχιστον ἀρετῆς πέρι ἢ ψόγου.. κ. ᾖ)] of whom there is least talk either for praise or blame. (Cf. Sanskrit śrávas 'fame', Slavonic slovo 'word', 'glory'; cognate with κλέω (A), κλύω.)
Doric dialect κλέϝος [Refs 8th c.BC+ (“GDI” 1537 (Crissa, = Röhl “Imag.” 3pp.87/8 No.1), only _nominative_ and _accusative_ _sing._ and _plural_: _Epic dialect_ _plural_ κλέᾰ (before a vowel) 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus (see. below 11.1), κλεῖα (nisi to be read κλέεα) 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 100: (κλέω A))]:— rumour, report, τί δὴ κ. ἔστ᾽ ἀνὰ ἄστ; [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 16.461; κ. εὐρὺ φόνου 23.137; ὄσσαν.., ἥ τε μάλιστα φέρει κ. ἀνθρώποισι 1.283)]; σὸν κ. news of thee, [Refs (13.415: with _genitive_, μετὰ κ. ἵκετ᾽ Ἀχαιῶν)]the report of their coming, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.227, compare 13.364)]; κείνου κατὰ κ. at the news of his coming, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.125; τῶν ἐμῶν κακῶν κ. 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 251)]; rumour, opposed to certainty, κ. οἶον ἀκούομεν οὐδέ τι ἴδμεν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.486; γυναικογήρυτον κ. 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 487 (Lyric poetry).)]
II goodreport, fame, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, κ. ἐσθλόν 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.3; ἀνδρὸς τοῦ κ. εὐρὺ καθ᾽ Ἑλλάδα 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.344: _absolutely_, τῷ μὲν κ., ἄμμι δὲ πένθος 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 4.197; τὸ δ᾽ ἐμὸν κ. οὔ ποτ᾽ ὀλεῖται 7.91, compare 2.325)]; κ. εἶναί τινι to be a glory to him,[Refs 8th c.BC+ (22.514; κ. οὐρανὸν ἵκει 8.192, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.20; κ. οὐρανὸν εὐρὺν ἵκανε 8.74; κ. ἄφθιτον 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica “Papyrus fragments” in E. Diehl, 20a. 4, 6th c.BC: Ibycus Lyricus “POxy.” 1790.47, “GDI”)][same place]; κ. ἀρέσθαι, εὑρέσθαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 9.101, “P.” 3.111)]; γίνεσθε κατὰ κ. ὧδε μαχηταί in renown, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“BCH” 24.71 (Acraeph., 3rd c.BC))]; λαβεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1347)]; κ. αἰχμᾶς glory in or for.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 1.66; τῆς μελλοῦς κ. 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1356)]; κ. σου μαντικόν[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 1098; μικροῦ δ᾽ ἀγῶνος οὐ μέγ᾽ ἔρχεται κ. 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 938: less frequently in Prose, κ. ἀέναον 1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 29; μένοντι δὲ.. κ. μέγα ἐλείπετο 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.220)]; κ. καταθέσθαι to lay up store of glory, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 9.78; τιμὴν καὶ κ. ἔσχεν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 1035; πόρρω κ. ἥκει [prev. author] “Ach.” 646; κ. οὐρανόμηκες [prev. author] “Nu.” 459; κ. ἔχειν τὰ περὶ τὰς ναῦς 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.25; παρ᾽ ἀνθρώποις ἀείμνηστον κ. ἔχει τινά 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 1.6; κ. ἀθάνατον καταθέσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 208c; κ. τε καὶ ἔπαινος πρὸς ἀνθρώπων [prev. author] “Lg.” 663a; περὶ χώρας ἀκούειν κ. μέγα 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 2.5; κ. ἕξειν ἔν τινι 2nd c.BC: Athenaeus Mechanicus 15.4)]; ποῖον κ., εἰ..; [NT (NT.1Pet.2.20: _plural_, ἄειδε δ᾽ ἄρα κλέα ἀνδρῶν)] the lays of their achievements, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.189, compare 524, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 8.73; κλέα φωτῶν μνήσομαι 3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 1.1.)]
II.2 rarely in bad sense, δύσφαμον κ. ill repute, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 8.36; αἰσχρὸν κ. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 135, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 796: both senses in 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.45 ἧς ἂν ἐπ᾽ ἐλάχιστον ἀρετῆς πέρι ἢ ψόγου.. κ. ᾖ)] of whom there is least talk either for praise or blame. (Cf. Sanskrit śrávas 'fame', Slavonic slovo 'word', 'glory'; cognate with κλέω (A), κλύω.)