Κυρηναῖος
Kurēnaios
“Cyrene”
Definition
i.e. Cyrenæan, i.e. inhabitant of Cyrene
from G2957 (Κυρήνη);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun
N:N--LG
N:N--LG
Occurrences
Κυρηναῖος appears 6 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.
Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They began to argue with Stephen,
As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.
Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
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