Bible Dictionary
SIR
“Sir” is a respectful form of address translated from words meaning lord or man. In the New Testament it commonly renders a courteous address to another person, and sometimes carries the fuller sense of “Lord.”
Definition
“Sir” is a respectful form of address translated from words meaning lord or man. It may be a courteous title for another person or may carry the fuller sense of “lord.”
Biblical Usage
In the Old Testament it can render an address meaning “my lord.” In the New Testament it commonly translates words meaning man or lord and is used in respectful speech to another person.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>sur: In the Old Testament this word in Ge 43:20 the 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 in Ac 7:26; 14:15; 19:25, etc.; more frequently kurios, "lord," as in Mt 13:27; 21:30; 27:36; Joh 4:11,15,19,49 (the Revised Version margin "lord"); Joh 20:15. In Re 7:14, the Revised Version (British and American) renders "my lord."</p>