GreekG2956Noun

Κυρηναῖος

Kurēnaios

6Occurrences
G2956Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

i.e. Cyrenæan, i.e. inhabitant of Cyrene

from G2957 (Κυρήνη);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
of Cyrene, a Cyrenæan: .

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

N:N--LG

Full Description

N:N--LG

Occurrences

Κυρηναῖος appears 6 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
3
Luke
1
Matthew
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

Acts 11:20BSB

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.

Acts 13:1BSB

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.

Acts 6:9BSB

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,

Luke 23:26BSB

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.

Matthew 27:32BSB

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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