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Lexicon :: Strong's G1946 - epikoureios

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Ἐπικούρειος
Transliteration
epikoureios (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ee-koo'-ri-os
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From Epikouros [cf ἐπικουρία (G1947)] (a noted philosopher)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s)
TR
1x in 1 unique form(s)
LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Ἐπικούρειος Epikoúreios, ep-ee-koo'-ri-os; from Ἐπίκουρος Epíkouros (compare G1947) (a noted philosopher); an Epicurean or follower of Epicurus:—Epicurean.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G1946 in the following manner: Epicurean (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G1946 in the following manner: Epicurean (1x).
  1. Epicurean = "a helper: defender"

    1. belonging to the sect of Epicurius, the philosopher

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Ἐπικούρειος Epikoúreios, ep-ee-koo'-ri-os; from Ἐπίκουρος Epíkouros (compare G1947) (a noted philosopher); an Epicurean or follower of Epicurus:—Epicurean.
STRONGS G1946:
Ἐπικούρειος [-ριος T WH; see Ι, ι], -ου, , Epicurean, belonging to the sect of Epicurus, the philosopher: Acts 17:18.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
17:18

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Strong's Number G1946 matches the Greek Ἐπικούρειος (epikoureios),
which occurs 1 times in 1 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:18 - And also some of the Epicurean G1946 and Stoic philosophers were [fn]conversing with him. Some were saying, “What would this [fn]idle babbler wish to say?” Others, “He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities,”—because he was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
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