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Lexicon :: Strong's G2956 - kyrēnaios

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Κυρηναῖος
Transliteration
kyrēnaios (Key)
Pronunciation
koo-ray-nah'-yos
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

Κυρηναῖος Kyrēnaîos, koo-ray-nah'-yos; from G2957; i.e. Cyrenæan, i.e. inhabitant of Cyrene:—of Cyrene, Cyrenian.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G2956 in the following manner: Cyrene (3x), Cyrenian (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G2956 in the following manner: Cyrene (3x), Cyrenian (3x).

  1. a native of Cyrene

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Κυρηναῖος Kyrēnaîos, koo-ray-nah'-yos; from G2957; i.e. Cyrenæan, i.e. inhabitant of Cyrene:—of Cyrene, Cyrenian.
STRONGS G2956:
Κυρηναῖος, Κυρηναίου, ὁ (Κυρήνη, which see), a Cyrenaean (A. V. (R. V. Acts 6:9) Cyrenian), a native of Cyrene: Matthew 27:32; Mark 15:21; Luke 23:26; Acts 6:9; Acts 11:20; Acts 13:1. ((Herodotus, others.))
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
27:32
Mark
15:21
Luke
23:26
Acts
6:9; 6:9; 11:20; 13:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2956 matches the Greek Κυρηναῖος (kyrēnaios),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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And as they were coming out, they found a man of G2956 Cyrene G2956 named Simon, [fn]whom they pressed into service to bear His cross.

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And they *pressed into service a passer-by coming from the countryside, Simon of G2956 Cyrene G2956 (the father of Alexander and Rufus), to [fn]carry His cross.

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And when they led Him away, they took hold of a man, Simon of G2956 Cyrene G2956, coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:9 - But some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including both Cyrenians G2956 and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and [fn]Asia, rose up and were arguing with Stephen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:20 - But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene G2956, who came to Antioch and began speaking to the [fn]Greeks also, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.

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Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of G2956 Cyrene G2956, and Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

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