Strong's Number G2784

Transliteration:

kerusso{kay-roos'-so}

Word Origin:

of uncertain affinity

TDNT:

3:697,430

Part of Speech:

verb

Usage in the KJV:

preach 51, publish 5, proclaim 2, preached 2258 2, preacher 1

Total: 61

Definition:

to be a herald, to officiate as a herald
1. to proclaim after the manner of a herald
2. always with the suggestion of formality, gravity and an authority which must be listened to and obeyed
to publish, proclaim openly: something which has been done
used of the public proclamation of the gospel and matters pertaining to it, made by John the Baptist, by Jesus, by the apostles and other Christian teachers