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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KERYGMA

From Greek: preaching, proclamation.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KERYGMA

kerygma  [ˌkeˈriːɡmə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KERYGMA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kerygma is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KERYGMA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kerygma

Kerygma is a Greek word used in the New Testament for "preaching". It is related to the Greek verb κηρύσσω kērússō meaning, literally, "to cry or proclaim as a herald" and used in the sense of "to proclaim, announce, preach". According to the New Testament, Jesus launched his public ministry when he entered the synagogue in Nazareth, read from the scroll of Isaiah and identified himself as the subject of Isaiah 61. The text is a programmatic statement of Jesus' ministry to preach or proclaim – kerygma – good news to the poor, the blind and the captive.

Definition of kerygma in the English dictionary

The definition of kerygma in the dictionary is the essential news of Jesus, as preached by the early Christians to elicit faith rather than to educate or instruct.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KERYGMA


agma
ˈæɡmə
bregma
ˈbrɛɡmə
dogma
ˈdɒɡmə
enigma
ɪˈnɪɡmə
magma
ˈmæɡmə
regma
ˈrɛɡmə
sigma
ˈsɪɡmə
smegma
ˈsmɛɡmə
sterigma
stəˈrɪɡmə
stigma
ˈstɪɡmə
stigme
ˈstɪɡmə
syntagma
sɪnˈtæɡmə
tagma
ˈtæɡmə
zeugma
ˈzjuːɡmə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KERYGMA

kernish
kernite
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kerosene
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kerosine
Kerouac
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Kerr
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Kerry
Kerry blue terrier
Kerry Hill
KERS
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kerseymere
kerygmatic

WORDS THAT END LIKE KERYGMA

Alabama
alma
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lama
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Synonyms and antonyms of kerygma in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kerygma» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KERYGMA

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福音传道
1,325 millions of speakers

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kerygma
570 millions of speakers

English

kerygma
510 millions of speakers

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kerygma
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

كيريجما
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

керигма
278 millions of speakers

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kerygma
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kerygma
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kérygme
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Kerygma
190 millions of speakers

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Kerygma
180 millions of speakers

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kerygma
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

케리그마
85 millions of speakers

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Kerygma
85 millions of speakers
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kerygma
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

kerygma
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

करिग्मा
75 millions of speakers

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kerygma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

kerygma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kerygmat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

керигма
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

kerygma
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

κήρυγμα
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

kerygma
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

kerygma
10 millions of speakers
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Kerygma
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KERYGMA»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KERYGMA»

Discover the use of kerygma in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kerygma and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Kerygma and Didache: The Articulation and Structure of the ...
This study is important in providing a corrective to inadequate or one-sided views of kerygma.
James I. H. McDonald, 2004
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The Kerygma: In the Shantytown with the Poor
In the Shantytown with the Poor Kiko Argüello. Then, the Lord brought ustoa rural environment of peasants. That is to say, the Lord was bringingthis little seed that was born among the poorof Palomeras to different sociallevels, andit began to ...
Kiko Argüello, 2014
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The Historical Jesus
11. THE. PRIMITIVE. CHRISTIAN. KERYGMA. AND. THE. HISTORICAL. JESUS. Rudolf. Bultmann*. Source: C. E. Braaten and R. A. Harrisville (eds). The Historical Jesus and the Kerygmatic Christ, translated by C. E. Braaten and R. A.  ...
Craig A. Evans, 2004
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A Theology of the New Testament
The Bultmannian School The exponents of this "kerygmatic" approach assume that the Christ proclaimed in the kerygma is continuous with the historical Jesus. The "kerygmatic" factor is the interpretive element that necessarily accompanies ...
George Eldon Ladd, Donald Alfred Hagner, 1993
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Fashion Me a People: Curriculum in the Church
Meanings of Kerygma To speak of the curriculum of kerygma, then, is to speak of a complex, multilayered, richly textured reality. It is to speak of the word as that by which we are educated and to which we are educated. It is to speak, as C. H. ...
Maria Harris, 1989
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God, Values, and Empiricism: Issues in Philosophical Theology
Assuming this conclusion, it becomes possible to see how kerygma has implications for how we ought to understand the method of existentialist interpretation. We should note that despite the unclarity noted above, there are good reasons to ...
Creighton Peden, Larry E. Axel, 1989
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Christology
While this method certainly allows some New Testament materials to gain new light, it does not establish the connection between the Jesus of history and the resultant kerygma. Yet why should such a connection even be necessary? Is not the ...
Hans Schwarz, 1998
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Jesus Christ Today: The Historical Shaping of Jesus for the ...
“The Christ of the kerygma is not a historical figure which could enjoy continuity with the historical Jesus. The kerygma which proclaims him is a historical phenomenon, however. Therefore it is only the continuity between the kerygma and the ...
Edgar V. McKnight, 2009
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The Quest for the Plausible Jesus: The Question of Criteria
kerygma. The task to which his book is addressed is to find the history in the kerygma of the Gospels and the kerygma in this history: "If we are asked to differentiate between the two, that is only for the purpose of revealing more clearly their ...
Gerd Theissen, Dagmar Winter, 2002
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Kerygma: Administrative Guide
An introductory manual to the Kerygma Bible study resources by James A. Walther, Sr.
‎1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KERYGMA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kerygma is used in the context of the following news items.
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Turin and Manoppello: "Resurrexit sicut dixit"
This is the disturbing Kerygma: the greatest mythological theological creature of all time. It's the unicorn from Tubingen and, of course, a bunch ... «Catholic World Report, Jul 15»
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'You should be sent to Mars'
Another sent me clippings from Kerygma, which I assume to be a religious publication, along with drawings of people burning in hell done by ... «Philippine Star, Jun 15»
3
MMFA celebrates opening of Art Guild exhibit
•Doster Award ($1,000): Larry Percy, "KERYGMA SERIES: Journeys to Holy Ghost Canyon XX/Dodged Bullet: Incident 3401". •Kelly Fitzpatrick ... «Montgomery Advertiser, Jun 15»
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Vatican conference held for airport chaplains
The Kerygma should allow these people to let Christ live in their hearts (see EG no. 160). Still in the Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, ... «Vatican Radio, Jun 15»
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Kerygma to launch summer club
The 'Kids for Jesus' summer club promises its participants religious values, outdoor adventures, healthy fun, personal growth, new friendships ... «Times of Malta, Jun 15»
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National Day of Prayer observed in Tyler, Longview
In Tyler, Kerygma Texas, a Catholic-based mission organization, hosted the Day of Prayer on the downtown square. Lori Harris got many area ... «KLTV, May 15»
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The Internet, the Church & Catholic Journalism
The internet will not change the content of the kerygma. But, it does encourage, even require, different avenues of evangelization. Pope Francis ... «National Catholic Reporter, May 15»
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Breakfast highlights day of prayer events
Lori Harris, director of Kerygma Texas, is coordinating this event and has for the past three years. Different churches and organizations have ... «Tyler Morning Telegraph, May 15»
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Movie, prom, gala and more this weekend
... Antique Tractor Show at the Hale County Farm & Ranch Museum, and Wayland's Kerygma student ministry group will join with the University ... «Plainview Daily Herald, Apr 15»
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Preachers who are in love with Christ
It centered, as all true preaching does, on the kerygma—the proclamation of salvation for mankind through the resurrection of Christ, “the Holy ... «Catholic World Report, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Kerygma [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/kerygma>. Apr 2024 ».
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