Dictionary entry

Sir

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

sur: In the Old Testament this word inGe 43:20the King James Version ('adhon) is changed in the Revised Version (British and American) into "my lord." In the New Testament the word sometimes represents aner, as inAc 7:26;14:15;19:25, etc.; more frequently kurios, "lord," as inMt 13:27;21:30;27:36;Joh 4:11,15,19,49(the Revised Version margin "lord");Joh 20:15. InRe 7:14, the Revised Version (British and American) renders "my lord."